I just really love the name of this tea. It's super fun to say! What can I say about this tea? If I'm being honest, this is the tea that made me start thinking that I wanted to sink even deeper into the tea world. I only know about hojicha because some weeks ago, maybe… Continue reading Tea Tasting #3: Hojicha, Hojicha, Hojicha (Hojicha)
Tea Thoughts #2 (Lapsang Souchong): Too Late for Black Tea, but Here I Am
As I write this (at 7:30ish pm), it is far too late to be drinking a black tea, but I was craving the lapsang souchong I had on hand. I know that I said that I probably won't repurchase this tea despite its smokey magic because I am a dessert type tea person, not a… Continue reading Tea Thoughts #2 (Lapsang Souchong): Too Late for Black Tea, but Here I Am
Tea Tasting #2: Wow, I Burned the Tea (King of Silver Needles)
I'm usually a lot better about watching how long I steep my tea, but, this time, I utterly failed so my tasting notes may be slightly inaccurate for me. I ordered a pot of tea at The Whistling Kettle and I totally burned it because I overestimated how long a bag of white tea can… Continue reading Tea Tasting #2: Wow, I Burned the Tea (King of Silver Needles)
Tea Thoughts #1 (Hojicha): Coffee Flavored Things
I like the taste of coffee--in my (recent) first blog post, I mentioned that I wanted to be a coffee snob. Several factors made me realize that regular coffee consumption was not for me, but the big thing (aside from the heightened anxiety it can give) that turned me away from it was that I… Continue reading Tea Thoughts #1 (Hojicha): Coffee Flavored Things
Tea Tasting #1: The Tea I Bought in Place of Another (Lapsang Souchong)
What I wanted was Russian caravan, but what I bought was lapsang souchong. Why? I was in a tea shop telling my friend the very little I knew about the two teas (only that I had heard that they were a little similar in taste due to Russian caravan being a tea blend that usually… Continue reading Tea Tasting #1: The Tea I Bought in Place of Another (Lapsang Souchong)
When It Comes to Tea…
I'm going to have two kinds of posts for this blog: tea tasting posts and tea thoughts. Tea tastings will be tea reviews where I give my impressions of the tea and how they taste to me. Tea thoughts will be me writing about whatever the tea reminds me of that day while I drink… Continue reading When It Comes to Tea…
Hello, Hello, Hello
About 4 years ago, I wanted to get really into coffee--I wanted to be a type A, class 1, certified coffee snob for real. So, I started drinking coffee and soon found that that much caffeine sends me into very bad anxiety spirals and attacks. It's not even that I would drink that much coffee… Continue reading Hello, Hello, Hello
The Tea Sampler 