The minute I saw that Lupicia and Studio Ghibli were doing a collaboration, I knew that I wanted their teas. The only problem was that I moved back to Singapore last year, which means that I don’t have easy access to the どんぐり共和国 (donguri kyowakoku) shops anymore. Thankfully, I had a tea lover friend who… Read More Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service Teas
I’m not sure how I got this, but as I was going through my tea cabinet, I found a packet of black tea from Nabeshima Meicha (なべしま銘茶). Since the only other Japanese black tea I’ve tried is Ureshino black tea, I was pretty excited to try this! About 飛騨紅茶 (Hida Black Tea) Since the back of… Read More Hida Black Tea (Second Flush) by Nabeshima Meicha｜飛騨紅茶（セカンドフラッシュ）
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
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”
A friend went to Taiwan and got me this as a gift! This tea is a Red Jade Black tea and according to the description on the website, it’s made using the No. 18 cultivar, which itself is a cross between camellia sinensis var. assamica and the native Taiwanese tea plant. By the way, I’m still trying… Read More Red Jade Black Tea by Leaffree (自由葉)
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)
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
I was originally going to do a review of the two sakura teas I had, but like I mentioned earlier, one of them went missing before I had the chance to try them. It’s a mysteary and a source of sadness (okay, I exaggerate. Somewhat) for me but at least I still have this left!… Read More Lupicia’s Sakura and Berry Tea
When I was searching about places to go in Stratford upon Avon (apart from the Shakespeare-related places), I found Benson’s House of Tea! I was immediately interested because: 1. The name is “house of tea” 2. They have £5 breakfasts with bottomless tea (or coffee, if you prefer that) Since they’re located just opposite Shakespeare’s… Read More Benson’s House of Tea: English Breakfast + Stratford All Day Blend
During our trip to England last year, we visited Bath and of course, I had to visit the Jane Austen Centre! They had a tea room and a Jane Austen blend tea which made me very happy (as you can imagine). First, the tea: I also bought a book called Dining with Mr. Darcy This… Read More Jane Austen Tea + Jane Austen Centre Tea Room