This post starts with an admission of failure. In an effort to try and drink up as many teas as possible, I’ve been limiting the number of teas that I’ve opened and just focusing on them. And since I pretty much drink those few teas until they’re finished [1], I’ve just been using clips such… Read More Tea 101: Storing Tea
As much as I try not to judge books and teas by their cover, I am definitely a sucker for teas with nice packaging. I almost always bought the Lupicia tins because I loved the design, and I definitely decided to try Blue Rabbit in a Hole because of the tin. According to its description,… Read More Chai Dim’s Blue Rabbit in a Hole
Early this month, I went for a tea tasting course at Parchmen Academy of Coffee and Tea. I’d previously gone for their Theanine! Tea Pairing workshop in April and I felt that it was very instructive, so I decided to sign up for their full day course. This is actually the second iteration of their… Read More Tea Tasting Course (Foundation) at Parchmen Academy of Coffee and Tea
I just had to borrow this one when I saw it because I love Jane Austen and tea (as evidenced by the fact that I went to the Jane Austen Center in Bath and bought their tea). Tea with Jane Austen is about tea (and food) in Jane Austen’s time, which is quite focused compared… Read More Tea With Jane Austen by Kim Wilson
Last week, I finally had the chance to treat my parents to Fosters’ Devonshire Cream Tea set, which is something I’ve been wanting to do since I heard about their set. At $11.50++ per set, this is probably the cheapest (if not one of the cheapest) afternoon tea sets in Singapore. My parents were really… Read More Devonshire Cream Tea @ Fosters
One thing I appreciated about living in Sasebo was the fact that it was so close to Saga. That meant that it was easy to visit places like Mifuneyamarakuen, and theoretically, the Saga International Balloon Fiesta[1] (SIBF). Anyway, it was on one of the previous visits to the SIBF that I found this farm! Background:… Read More 池田農園 うれしの紅茶 (Ureshino Black Tea from Ikeda Farm)
I know I just started my quest for a good introductory tea book but I think I’ve found it! (I will still continue to look for and read books about tea though… I could be wrong after all). The Art and Craft of Tea is one of the best introductions to tea that I’ve read… Read More The Art and Craft of Tea by Joseph Wesley Uhl
Recently, I stumbled across a new local tea brand called ‘Teabirds‘. They had a very adorable Mother’s Day box for $20, and since my mom likes mint tea, my siblings and I decided to order a box for her! To be honest, the payment process wasn’t the most seamless because I had to send them… Read More Teabirds: Mother’s Day Box (The Cool Chick Tea)
I prefer to drink my tea straight, but my dad likes his tea with milk and sugar and I found this really interesting passage in The Black Tea Bible so I thought I’d share it with everyone today! I never really thought about what to put in my tea (because that does not come naturally… Read More Tea 101: Milk, Sugar, and Lemon
I stumbled across How to Make Tea in my quest to find the perfect tea handbook for beginners like me[1]. The subtitle “The Science Behind the Leaf” intrigued me so I decided to give it a go. This little book is organised into six sections: 1. The Tea Plant: Containing the obligatory history of tea… Read More How to Make Tea by Brian R. Keating & Kim Long
