Since I’ve been trying various black teas lately, I wanted to switch it up and go in the opposite direction, tea production wise, and taste something on the lighter side.
Continue reading “Rare Tea Company’s Silver Tip | Tea Review”
The great thing about subscription boxes is that every delivery is a surprise! As someone who likes tasting new teas, I enjoy that I can try something different each time.
Continue reading “Atlas Tea Club’s Nilgiri Coonoor and Nilgiri Mao Feng | Tea Review”
This week I was craving another Assamica black tea and I wanted to explore a new producing country. This tea fits both!
Continue reading “Camellia Sinensis’ Rwanda Rukeri | Tea Review”
A month ago, I wrote an introductory post about pu-erh where I interviewed Zhen from Zhen Tea. She mentioned her Shu Pu’er Coins would be good for beginners as it didn’t require tools to break the tea apart. Since I already had some, I thought it would be nice to taste the coins as follow up!
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In the past, I’ve tried teas from the Kanchanjangha Tea Estate and enjoyed them quite a bit so, I wanted to taste another one. This black tea seemed like it would be a lovely treat.
Continue reading “Nepal Tea LLC’s Kanchanjangha Noir | Tea Review”
When I first started my tea journey, I was always looking for teas and tisanes I had never tried before. Lately, however, I’ve been wanting to revisit the “classics” and I realized I haven’t had a peppermint herbal tea in some time!
Continue reading “DAVIDsTEA’s Peppermint Amour | Tea Review”
After my matcha post a few months ago, I realized I hadn’t had a kukicha (steam/twig tea) in awhile! So, I decided to share this roasted variation with everyone!
Continue reading “Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms’ Suzume Roasted Kukicha | Tea Review”
As a child, I was first introduced to tea through afternoon dim sum with my family. I recall the dark murky bitter pu-erh liquor and I couldn’t fathom why anyone would like tea!
Continue reading “An Introduction to Pu-erh Teas (ft. Zhen Tea) | TEA 101”
This is the final stop of our Ruby 18 journey. Over the last two weeks, we tasted the “mother” and “father” of the Ruby 18 and what an adventure it has been. Now it is time to taste the Ruby 18!
Continue reading “Mountain Stream Teas’ Sun Moon Ruby 18 Black [Part 3] | Tea Review”
Last week, I embarked on my Ruby 18 tea adventure. I started with tasting a Burmese Assamica cultivar (the mother/flower used to develop Ruby 18) and now I will be tasting the native Camellia Formosensis (the father/pollen)!
Continue reading “Mountain Stream Teas’ Sun Moon Wild Cultivar Black [Part 2] | Tea Review”