Growing up in Singapore, I never knew about Mariage Frères. If you mentioned local tea brands, when I was young, I probably wouldn’t have known any. By the time I left for university, the only brands I knew would be The 1872 Clipper Tea Co. and TWG. But when I moved overseas, I learnt about… Read More Mariage Frères’ Earl Grey Imperial
I have been longing to try these teas since we got them on teapasar (full disclaimer: I work for teapasar. But I paid for my teas because I am genuinely excited about them and I’m doing this in my non-work time). Especially since one of my colleagues got the green tea and it was fantastic… Read More Hachimanjyu Tea Farm’s Genmaicha and Black Tea
Here’s another tea that I got from the Dayre Tea Exchange! I may have to go slow on the new teas after this because it seems like my gastric is back. Oh well, I had a good few weeks run of daily teas. This green tea is from Tafu and for some reason, I can’t… Read More Tafu’s Green Tea Powder（粉末緑茶）
It’s Christmas Eve and I’m finally writing my Lupicia Christmas tea post. Unfortunately, while I’m in time for Christmas, this was the 2017 Tea Bag set, which means that I’m a year late for this. But better late then never! (Also, I couldn’t get a hold of the 2018 set because Lupicia no longer operates… Read More Lupicia’s Winter Petit Can Tea Bag Set （冬 プチ缶ティーバッグセット）
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
Ethel gave me this flowering tea earlier this year and I finally found some time to try it! This tea is from Wu Tsang in Taiwan! I love flowering teas so I was really looking forward to this. Apparently it’s from Fujian and you just need to steep it for 2 – 3 minutes. The tea can… Read More Comparing Two Blooming 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）
An online friend contacted me out of the blue and asked if I wanted some tisanes. Since I’ve been told to stay away from any form of caffeine (stomach issues), I immediately accepted. A few days later, I received two packets of herb teas/tisanes from Karel Capek! I’ve heard of the brand, but I’ve never… Read More Karel Capek’s Refresh Green Herb and Beauty Red Herb Tisanes
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 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