I mentioned a while back that for the first time ever, I bought a tea because of the a book – Henrietta’s book, to be exact. Her memoir of her life in tea was so fascinating and her tea descriptions so enticing that I bought the Rare Tea Discovery Box even before I finished reading.… Read More Tea Reviews: Rare Tea Discovery Box by Rare Tea Company
I never thought that I would have a third round of this but here we are. After my last post, the idea of comparing the cold brew versions of the teas stuck in my mind until finally, I couldn’t ignore the idea any longer. This was the easiest round to prepare because all I needed… Read More Trying 3 Japanese Green Tea Cultivars (Round 3)
All the way back in October, I wrote about trying 3 different Japanese green tea cultivars and finding the differences (or lack thereof). In that post, I mentioned wanting to try devoting a week of tea drinking to each tea, something that I managed to do! As it turns out, I forgot that I wanted… Read More Trying 3 Japanese Green Teas Cultivars (Round 2)
My sister texted me one day to ask why the green tea we have at home didn’t taste like the Japanese green tea she could buy in a bottle. A little intrigued and also a little worried about her suggestion to buy more bottled tea (we have at least three packets of sencha at home,… Read More I Try To Recreate Bottled Green Tea
It’s time for another round of quick tea reviews! This might actually be the last post I do here (unless I’m doing a roundup of teas drunk on a trip) because I’ve recently decided to be more active on Instagram and all the mini-tea reviews will probably end up there instead. Fingers crossed I don’t… Read More What’s Been in My Cup (Quick Tea Reviews #3)
I mentioned in my Hachimanjyu Tea Farm visit post that I didn’t get to buy tea made only from the kuritawase cultivar. It’s a pity that I couldn’t try it, but on the other hand, I did manage to get my hands on single-cultivar green teas. Three of them, in fact. Two of the teas… Read More Trying 3 Different Japanese Green Tea Cultivars (Round 1)
For someone who just came back from a week in Japan, I didn’t have that much tea. I did visit a tea farm (which I cannot wait to write about once I settle into this new job) but other than that, I can only think of three instances where I had tea and wanted to… Read More Teas I had in Japan
I’ve mentioned Cher on this blog a few times, mostly because she has an insane amount of tea and always brings interesting teas to our tea sessions. Her dedication to tea is such that while on business trips to China, she ended up making friends with a few farmers and tea-merchants. As you can imagine,… Read More Trying OurTeaFam’s Sample Box
This was one of the tea brands that was at the Singapore Tea Festival! They’re also in the VIP bag, but their teas sold out really fast and the only one that I managed to buy (and hence have enough to properly taste and review) would be their Scarlet Roasted Tea. Arinobu Tea is a… Read More Tasting Scarlet Roasted Tea by Arinobu Tea
I’m back with another tea from our tea haul! I’ve finished both dancongs, so the remaining teas would be this green tea, a yellow tea, and a black tea (all Chinese teas – something I’m not too familiar with). I first tried Liu An Gua Pian (六安瓜片) at Parchmen Academy’s Chocolate and Cheese Pairing with… Read More Tasting Liu An Gua Pian: One of China’s Top Ten Teas (中国十大名茶)