Cher and I did our first group tea buy recently! Cher has quite a few suppliers that she gets tea from – what this means is that while her cost of tea per 100g is pretty cheap, the overall amount is pretty high because she has to buy a minimum amount of tea. But since… Read More My First Duck Shit Oolong (+ What is Dancong?)
I just got some new teas but since it’ll take some time before I get around to trying them, I thought I’d share some of the teas I’ve been drinking. This post was inspired by the Teas I Drink in a Day series by Tea Is a Wish and The Tea Library (although I drank… Read More Teas I’ve Been Drinking (Quick Tea Reviews #1)
During work this week, someone casually mentioned that there were a lot more varieties of Tie Guanyin than he imagined. Since I’ve only heard of Tie Guanyin as the tea that comes from the Tie Guanyin cultivar, I was surprised and we ended up looking into what a Tie Guanyin is (perks of working with… Read More Tea 101: What is Tie Guanyin?
When I went for the introductory class on oolong tea, I learnt something pretty interesting about High Mountain Teas: they can be further divided into two different categories. I’ve only ever heard of high mountain Tea as one type of tea, so the idea that they could be further divided was new to me. So… Read More High Mountain Oolong: The Difference Between 高山 (Gaoshan) and 高冷 (Gaoleng)
One nice thing about writing about my love of tea on Dayre is that it helps me connect with other tea lovers in Singapore, such as Esther. She invited me and Cher to go the the introductory oolong class, organised by Chenjing Tea House yesterday and it was such fun! I’ve been for a few… Read More Oolong Introductory Class at Chenjing Tea House
I know I said no more teas for a while, but then I saw Kittea’s Year of the Pig tea and I was like “my gastric can’t get any worse”. Plus, this is a seasonal tea and I am such a sucker for seasonal items (living in Japan was so dangerous to my wallet). The… Read More Kittea’s Year of the Pig Tea
Today’s tea is one that I received from a friend after her trip to China (I am so lucky to have lots of tea loving friends). This is an osmanthus oolong from Made Tea for U (得心得茶). To be honest, I haven’t heard of this brand before but their tea tin is just gorgeous! I… Read More Osmanthus Oolong by Made Tea For U (得心得茶)
Sanpin tea is fairly easy to find in Japan, but it was only on my trip to Okinawa that I became aware and enamoured of it. It tasted like Jasmine tea, but slightly different [1] and I ended up buying a packet to bring home and share with my family. Today, as I was drinking… Read More The Difference between Sanpin tea and Jasmine tea
I stumbled upon a tea find at the most recent Dayre tea party: These are blends from Typical Teas, a new tea brand by one of our Dayre Tea Party members!! Isn’t that amazing? And they were really kind and let me take away three packets to try (which I promptly shared with my office… Read More Dragon Dreams, Saigon Supreme, and Sandman’s Stardust by Typical Tea SG