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.
One nice thing about writing about my love of tea on Dayre is that it helps me connect with other tea lovers in Singapore, such as Esther. She invited me and Cher to go the the introductory oolong class, organised by Chenjing Tea House yesterday and it was such fun! I’ve been for a few… Read More Oolong Introductory Class at Chenjing Tea House
So this is the last ‘new’ tea that I have in my tea cabinet. I never thought I’d get to this stage, but I guess after this, it’s time to focusing on finishing what I have (so that I can buy more tea). Marco Polo is the second tea in the set of two that… Read More Mariage Frères’ Marco Polo
Growing up in Singapore, I never knew about Mariage Frères. If you mentioned local tea brands, when I was young, I probably wouldn’t have known any. By the time I left for university, the only brands I knew would be The 1872 Clipper Tea Co. and TWG. But when I moved overseas, I learnt about… Read More Mariage Frères’ Earl Grey Imperial
I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with Tafu’s Green Tea Powder because both my sister and I stopped drinking it after a while. We have other green teas that we prefer so this doesn’t come out much. But when I saw this recipe for Matcha Mochi Cupcakes from Tiny Urban Kitchen, I… Read More Green Tea Mochi Muffins
(I was going to make a pun on the word ‘tragedy’ but couldn’t think of anything funny. Which works because this post is definitely not funny, especially to tea lovers) Thanks to some serendipitous reconnection with friends, I was rifling through my tea cabinet, trying to find teas that I could give to them. One… Read More Tea Tragedy
This was a Christmas read that I put off reading for the past three months because… I didn’t want to finish it (and hence couldn’t start it). It’s a silly reason, but I guess I really enjoy the anticipation of having an unread book on a topic I love in the house. Empire of Tea… Read More Empire of Tea by Markman Ellis, Richard Coulton, and Matthew Mauger
After trying my first raw puer, I felt like having some ripe puer. I generally only have it at restaurants, and we have one cake that we got in Zhuhai lying around somewhere. But for convenience sake, and because I’m still not over the novelty of ball puer, I took some of the ripe ball… Read More Ripe Puer Balls from 云元谷
I have been longing to try these teas since we got them on teapasar (full disclaimer: I work for teapasar. But I paid for my teas because I am genuinely excited about them and I’m doing this in my non-work time). Especially since one of my colleagues got the green tea and it was fantastic… Read More Hachimanjyu Tea Farm’s Genmaicha and Black Tea
After reading Nicole’s review of Mei Mei Fine Tea’s Bing Dao Ancient Raw Pu’erh Tea Dragon Balls, I remarked to my colleague that the idea of puer balls was very cool and that I wished I could try them. Before I could say anything else, she pulled out a gorgeous can of – you’ve guessed… Read More My First Raw Puer
I’m currently typing this on my very cranky laptop that’s torturing me by suddenly hanging up (current forced restart count: 4). I don’t think I’ve hit save so often since school days! Luckily, I’ve been trying tea, which always puts me in a good mood. Today’s tea is a very special type of white tea… Read More Parchmen & Co.’s White Blossom