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 title of this post sounds like it could be a video, but I didn’t take any so let me try to set the scene: It’s a Sunday afternoon and I’m meeting a friend who’s been living overseas. After forgetting to bring teas once, I have finally smuggled a few packets into a local teahouse.… Read More I tried 2 Renegade Teas with my Friend
It didn’t take long for Ethel and I to decide where to meet now that I’m back – she sent me a link to the Japanese Afternoon Tea at Pan Pacific and I immediately said yes. I love Japan and I love afternoon tea, so this pairing seemed like a match made in heaven. Since… Read More Japanese Afternoon Tea @ Pan Pacific Singapore
One thing I quickly noticed when I started my new job was that my tea drinking habits had to change. When I was working on my thesis full time (and when I was working from home), I used to drink my tea in the morning over the course of two to three hours. I’d normally… Read More Tea Discussion Post: Do You Have a Tea Routine at Work?
Hello tea friends!! I’m finally at a stage where I can slowly open up new packets of tea to enjoy! These two teas were actually teas that I bought during my trip to San Francisco (I’ve got more that need to be reviewed too!). Aged Earl Grey Tea I actually found Numi Tea after I… Read More Quick Tea Reviews: 2 Numi Teas (Aged Earl Grey and Jasmine Green)
Hello friends! This is the last post in the tea 101 series for a while, and I’m excited to share a cultivar that’s completely new to me – the Tsuyuhikari (つゆひかり)! What is the Tsuyuhikari cultivar? The Tsuyuhikar was created by the Shizuoka Tea Experiment Station (静岡県茶業試験場) in 1970 by crossing Shizu7132 (静7132) as the… Read More Tea 101: Tsuyuhikari
I’m not sure what happened last week but I was down with a sore throat and a bad cough (not covid!) for a few days and didn’t have time to write this post until now. But, the okuharuka cultivar is a very interesting one (albeit one I don’t know what much about) and I’m excited… Read More Tea 101: Okuharuka
Hi friends, I am so excited to announce that my TEDx talk on SustainabiliTEA is now available on Youtube! This talk is basically the fruit of all the SustainabiliTEA posts that I’ve been writing for the past year or so, and you can watch it here: TED had some pretty strict guidelines on what I… Read More SustainabiliTEA: My TEDx Talk!
It’s been two years, but I found another book that is a better alternative to Murder by Candlelight. I previously recommended Savage Appetites, but while that was a great book, it was very narrowly focused on female fans of true crime, while A Very British Murder take a more general look at the development of… Read More Book Review: A Very British Murder by Lucy Worsley
Now that I’m back in my dorm working on my thesis, I have time to drink tea (or rather, drinking tea is how I take a break). I’ve also got, including this tea, three more Japanese cultivars to drink and I’m so excited about it! So here’s a tea that I’ve been looking forward to… Read More Tea 101: Fukumidori
It has been almost a month since my last Tea 101 post, so we are long overdue for this look into Musashi Kaori! What is the Musashi Kaori cultivar? Created in 1967 as a cross between the yabukita and the intriguingly labelled “27F1-73”, the Musashi Kaori is distinguished by its refreshing scent and umami note.… Read More Tea 101: Musashi Kaori