I had a free morning last week and managed to go to Koda Cafe, where I was pleasantly surprised by the range of tea! I actually went to this cafe for their waffles, but when I saw their tea, I was quite surprised by the range they had. I think the only other cafe (apart… Read More Fukamushi Sencha @ Koda’s Cafe
Today’s tea is one that I received from a friend after her trip to China (I am so lucky to have lots of tea loving friends). This is an osmanthus oolong from Made Tea for U (得心得茶). To be honest, I haven’t heard of this brand before but their tea tin is just gorgeous! I… Read More Osmanthus Oolong by Made Tea For U (得心得茶)
Continuing on my quest to read as many tea books as possible, I found The Story of Tea at the library! Written by two tea traders, The Story of Tea claims to be a “cultural history and drinking guide.” The first chapter is called “A Brief History of Tea”, though it’s pretty comprehensive to me.… Read More The Story of Tea by Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss
Since I work at a tea-related company, we hear a lot about tea. And one of the teas we heard about was the new Twinning’s Cold Infuse. It intrigued me so much that when one of my friends headed to the UK, I asked her to buy me a box back to try. By the… Read More Twinning’s Cold Infuse – Watermelon, Strawberry, and Mint
I wish the title of the post was a prelude to me saying “and by the way, I got to go to Buckingham Palace and have tea with the Queen” but nope, that didn’t happen. Instead, I was trying the tea that Ethel gave me. It was from Buckingham, though, so I was pretty excited about… Read More Trying Buckingham Palace Teas
Recently, I was at a friend’s wedding when I started talking about tea (no big surprise). I said something along the lines of “white teas and green teas have more caffeine”, which my seatmate disagreed with heartily. A quick google search proved me wrong, but I was really confused as to why I had that… Read More Tea 101: How Much Caffeine is there in Tea?
Today’s tea is another gift from Ethel! I’m really lucky to have friends who keep me in mind when they drink tea overseas <3 When Ethel came back from her trip to Myammar, she brought back some black tea. The back of the packet, which has more information about the tea. I don’t know much… Read More Rangoon Tea House’s Sweet Black Tea “Cho Chauk”
When I met Ethel about two weeks ago, she gave me a bunch of teas from her recent travels, including this Taiwanese drip tea from Sonbérnor (松柏農)! I was super excited about these teas because I’ve never even thought of applying the concept of drip coffee to tea. The pack is filled with individual tea… Read More Sonbérnor (松柏農) Jasmine Green Tea (Drip Tea)
I first heard about this book from NPR’s article “From Raucous To Ritzy: A Brief History Of Christmas Tea” (would recommend this if you want to know about more about how Christmas tea came about!). The book sounded interesting and since the NLB had it, I decided to borrow it. Unfortunately, I didn’t realise how… Read More A Thirst for Empire by Erika Rappaport
