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 a nice to taste the coins as follow up!
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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”
When I saw this experimental blend of black tea and ripe pu-er, I quickly added it to my shopping cart because I hadn’t tried this combination before!
Continue reading “Bitterleaf Teas’ Body & Soul 2020 | Tea Review”
Last week I tasted a pre-portioned pu-er cake, so all I had to do was add water and brew! Therefore, this week I wanted to taste another one, but the white tea variation!
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Every so often I like having a simple tea session without having to measure tea. Therefore, this pre-proportion tea cake came in handy!
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Last year, I tried a tea that was placed inside a pomelo rind to cure. So, when I saw the description of this tea and it mentioning the taste of citrus rinds, my interest was peaked.
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Since the Year of the Rat has come and gone, I wanted to make sure I drank this tea so it didn’t get left behind! The honey and fruit description sounded too lovely to not try.
Continue reading “BitterLeaf Teas’ Year of the Rat 2020 Yiwu Raw Puer | Tea Review”
Tea is a beverage that has many complexities. Therefore, I wanted to break down one question spanning three countries (China, Japan and Korea) and answer why countries have such different teas! I thought it would be fun to bring some tea friends in to get the conversation going!
Continue reading “What Makes East Asian Teas Unique? (ft. ZhenTea, Momo Tea and Soocha Tea) | TEA 101”
Over the years, I’ve tried a handful of lapsang souchongs and I generally find them a bit too smoked or tobacco for my liking. However, when I saw the the description of this tea, it sounded like a sweet addition!
Continue reading “white2tea’s Strawberry Lapsang | Tea Review”
I first found out about Teakan through Instagram when they released volume 2 of their exploration kit. The greatest part about tea is the journey, so I decided to give the kit a taste!
Continue reading “Teakan’s Vol. 2 Exploration Kit | Tea Review”
