I love tea and my definition of what counts as a tea-related post is pretty wide. Expect to see tea reviews, reviews of books about tea, and even posts about afternoon tea.
The only time I managed to get to a tea house in Hong Kong last month was when I went to Fukien Tea House. Sadly, we spent more times on the mountains and avoiding the protests and didn’t really have the time to explore the city. But, I heard good things about the Shui Xian… Read More Snapshots of Fukien Tea House + Zhen Cong Shui Xian Tasting Notes
Since I’ve started working in Malaysia, I’ve noticed that quite a few cai fan [1] places give provide free tea to go with the food. However, unlike Japan, the tea tends to be oolong. Wondering what kind of oolong it was, I asked and was told that it was “中国茶 (Chinese tea)”. On another occasion,… Read More What is ‘Chinese Tea’?
For someone who just came back from a week in Japan, I didn’t have that much tea. I did visit a tea farm (which I cannot wait to write about once I settle into this new job) but other than that, I can only think of three instances where I had tea and wanted to… Read More Teas I had in Japan
Before I wrote my review of Twinings’ Cold Infuse, I hesitated for a while. I started off reviewing the teas I owned – which were mostly flavoured teas – and have been slowing moving to straight teas as I learn to appreciate the nuances and differences between them. Right now, I think it’s about 50-50… Read More In Defence of Flavoured Teas
This is another one of the teas I got at Twining’s shop at the Strand. Unlike the Golden Rose Hearts, this was something that my sister and I planned to get – we’ve tried this before and we liked it. Strictly speaking, this isn’t tea but these tisanes are pretty fun and easy to reach… Read More Tea Review: 2 Twinings’ Cold Infuse Flavours
I’ve been mostly finishing up the opened teas in my stash, but I have been trying some new teas. They’re mostly samples so I don’t have enough thoughts about them to make a full post for each tea, instead, here are some quick reviews: Mosa Tea’s No. 18 Ruby Red Tea This one is interesting… Read More 5 Recent Teas (Quick Tea Reviews #2)
I’ve mentioned Cher on this blog a few times, mostly because she has an insane amount of tea and always brings interesting teas to our tea sessions. Her dedication to tea is such that while on business trips to China, she ended up making friends with a few farmers and tea-merchants. As you can imagine,… Read More Trying OurTeaFam’s Sample Box
I’ve been interested in reading this book ever since I saw a review of it on My Japanese Green Tea. Well, I recently found a copy at the library! Luckily, I was carrying a pretty sturdy bag because this book is huge – think coffee table size. But it’s not just gorgeous pictures. The Life… Read More The Life of Tea by Michael Freeman & Timothy d’Offay
Before I went to Scotland, I decided that I had to buy Scottish tea. The whole idea came as I was watching Escape to the Country (Hi Netflix, please bring it back) so I started googling for places to buy tea from. Nicole from Tea For Me, Please suggested Kinnettles Gold from Pekoe Tea and… Read More First Impressions of Kinnettles Gold + My Visit to PekoeTea
I thought I’d read most general histories on tea but clearly, I am wrong. I came across A Brief History of Tea while having a session at Cher’s house and immediately asked if I could borrow it because, well, I haven’t read this particular history yet. So the thing is, I’m probably a bit biased… Read More A Brief History of Tea by Roy Moxham