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
At the first Dayre Tea Party, someone told me that Kittea had really great teas at reasonable prices, so I hunted down one. Soon after that, I was gifted another one, so I have the happy situation of having two teas to try. The first Kittea I tried was The Sphynx, which I heard great… Read More Kittea’s The Sphynx and The Norwegian Forest
“You broke her? How could you break the new model so soon?” Everyone peered at the newest worker. She was sitting at a terminal, methodically transferring names from the list that was faxed over into the system. There had to be over a hundred names in there. West went to take a look. The robot… Read More Robot (Short Story)
This tea blog is still really small but I’m really happy to have a guest post today! My Chinese tea shifu, Cherine, wrote a really great post about Gaiwans recently and she agreed to share it here! It’s not something that I have much experience with, but her post makes me want to go out… Read More Guest Post: Gaga over Gaiwan
I mentioned before that I lost this tea. Well, luckily for me, someone at the Dayre Tea Party bought the Sakura Vert Tea and she let me bring some home to try! [This is normally where I’d put a picture but turns out I lost the tea and pictures.] So here is an image from… Read More Lupicia’s Sakura Vert Tea
Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to attend a tea pairing workshop at the Parchmen Academy of Coffee and Tea. I’ve never been to a workshop like this before (the one at Tea Chapter was my first tea workshop) so I was a little bit nervous. I mean, I’m sure it’s not like school but… Read More Theanine! Tea Pairing Workshop
