After far too long, I am finally back with (I hope) a nice long review of a new tea! I have been holding back on opening any new packets because it’s really not great to have too much tea open and exposed to air but I have finally finished my Miss Ohh Long from Renegade… Read More Tea Review: 蜜香红茶 (Mixiang Hongcha)
I normally try my best to open and finish teas relatively quickly, but for some reason, this tea has been hanging around for at least two years, waiting for the time I needed it, which would be now. I was studying for a final and needed something a bit sweeter than a black tea –… Read More Tea Review: Tie Guan Yin from Cha Tei
After so long, I finally found some time where I was ready to get to know a new tea! This tea is a 2019 Dong Ding Oolong from Augur Tea Affairs – I talked about their 2009 Dragon Balls of Bulang recently and this was from the same tea haul. The description: “A restrained floral… Read More Tea Review: 2019 Dong Ding Oolong by Augur Tea Affairs
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)
When I met Ethel about two weeks ago, she gave me a bunch of teas from her recent travels, including this Taiwanese drip tea from Sonbérnor (松柏農)! I was super excited about these teas because I’ve never even thought of applying the concept of drip coffee to tea. The pack is filled with individual tea… Read More Sonbérnor (松柏農) Jasmine Green Tea (Drip Tea)
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)