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.
When I saw this book, I thought the author’s names looked familiar. As it turns out, I actually read another book by them – The Story of Tea – last year. I’ve definitely learnt a lot since then, so I decided to read this and see if my opinions on their opinions of tea would… Read More The Tea Enthusiast’s Handbook by Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss
On my trip to Japan, I found out that bubble tea is having a bit of a moment. It’s a bit of a surprise, because Singapore is already in round 2 of the bubble tea boom. But our bubble tea craze never resulted in bubble tea-related products such as this instant bubble tea that I… Read More Trying Instant Bubble Tea from Japan
I mentioned in my Hachimanjyu Tea Farm visit post that I didn’t get to buy tea made only from the kuritawase cultivar. It’s a pity that I couldn’t try it, but on the other hand, I did manage to get my hands on single-cultivar green teas. Three of them, in fact. Two of the teas… Read More Trying 3 Different Japanese Green Tea Cultivars (Round 1)
So this is the main reason why I went to Yakushima. I got to know Hachimanjyu Tea while I was working for teapasar and decided to visit them on my trip to Japan to say hi properly and thank them for being willing to work with us. Who is Hachimanjyu Tea? Hachimanjyu Tea is a… Read More My Visit to Hachimanjyu Tea Farm
The more tea I drink, the more I realise that there are gaps in my tea tasting experience. I’ve always thought of Sri Lanka as a place for black tea (and more as a base for flavoured teas than single origin teas) but this white tea changed my mind about it. Golden Tips was a… Read More Tea Review: Damro Labookellie’s Golden Tips
Last year, I decided that it would be fun to celebrate my birthday by having afternoon tea at The Courtyard. I really enjoyed that, so I figured it would be fun to try and make it a tradition. Hence, last Saturday’s afternoon tea at Renku. We hurried the afternoon tea a little because I wanted… Read More Wonderland Afternoon Tea at Renku (Marina Bay Sands)
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