I cannot believe that we’re in Week 3 of Advent AND I’ve finished one calendar. It feels like the time is going by way too fast, but on the bright side, I see COVID-19 vaccinations being approved – hopefully that helps the global pandemic. I’ll not waffle on about the state of the world because… Read More Tea’s The Season: Week 3
So, I’ve started the on my Bird & Blend matcha advent! And I received a new one! (No, I did not buy it) This advent is The 1872 Clipper Tea Co.’s advent calendar and Bekah came by the day before Dec 1st to give it to me! Honestly I was really surprised and since the… Read More Tea’s The Season Week 2: I have a new calendar??
I may be done with all my sencha reviews for the Sayama teas, but that doesn’t mean that I’m done with all the teas I got from these farms! One of the farms, Okutomi-en, also produces matcha and since I finally have a matcha bowl and whisk, I decided to get some to try! From… Read More Tea Review: Sayama Matcha from Okutomi-en
Last year, I visited Bird & Blend Tea Co’s shop for the first time and impulsively bought some of their flavoured matchas. They’ve been sitting around for a while until I finally bit the bullet and bought a chasen and other matcha utensils. Since I’m not a matcha expert, this is really less of a… Read More My First Matcha Journey with Bird & Blend Tea Co’s Mix n Matcha
Yes, as if collecting vintage teaware isn’t enough (I’ve got my eye on a few things but I’m currently unable to decide which to prioritise :p), I’m starting something new. Or I’m finally starting something new. The world of tea is so huge that even if I concentrated on one area, it’ll take years to… Read More Yet another new tea path
Recently, my company received a few tins of matcha, so we’ve been having matcha pretty much every day. I can’t drink too much, but since we’re sharing the matcha, I’ve been able to drink a little every day and you can’t believe how happy I am about it (of course, I have to drink water… Read More Much Ado about Matcha
We’re back to the stash of teas that I brought back from Japan! This time, I want to talk about the Matchaway tea by Lupicia: Matchaway is basically matcha that has been made to be easily dissolved in both hot and room-temperature water. They use tea leaves from Aichi while avoiding the use of sugar,… Read More Lupicia’s Matchaway (Strawberry & Acai)