Tuesday Tea Tasting I first tried T2 a few years ago when an Aussie mate brought a box over for me. Happily it's now available for in the UK so you can try some yourself without flying 24hours down under for a good cuppa. T2's style is bright and bold and recently they teamed up with design duo Raw Edges to create a set of limited edition packaging for London Design Festival 2016. Each hand-drawn design reflects the colour, texture and patterns in the loose-leaf (all so pretty), reflecting the...
An Honest Tuesday Tea Tasting Of course, all of my #TuesdayTeaTasting's are honest, but this one is particularly so due to attending the UK launch of Honest, and finding out a little bit more about the drink and its founder...
Tuesday Tea Tasting Just opened but already super busy is tombo Poké & Matcha Bar in Soho. Having never tried the green stuff before, but always intrigued by it, I headed to tombo during their opening week to see what all they hype was about. With a queue out the door (a 50% off opening offer will do that) tombo's new spot was taking orders thick and fast but the staff were friendly and calm. I went for a long, hot matcha tea (there's a long list to choose from so I went for what look the...
Tuesday Tea Tasting Curious about Curious Tea? Well, it's a monthly tea subscription offering two types of high-grade premium loose tea each month. You can pick your box...light, dark, or mixed. I love the little tea cards included in each package which explain each tea and have a space for your own tasting notes! Apparently they took this idea from the collectible tea cards that were produced in the U.K. from the 1940’s by certain tea producers for their loose teas. My box included 50g of...
Tuesday Tea Tasting Strawberry season!! I love it when British strawberries are finally ripe and we get to enjoy them topped on a cream-laden scone or floating in a jug of Pimms on a sunny day. Well Tea Blossoms have taken it one step further and added the juicy British fruit to your English tea cup with their Aussie Green Strawberry tea. Their bright, colourful packaging tells me that it's a green tea blended with rose, sunflower and orange blossoms, combined with the fruity aroma of...
Tuesday Tea Tasting With Game of Thrones Season 6 starting last night I couldn't resist doing a blog on Dragon Well tea from Jing. (I could have tried their Jade Sword or Jasmine Silver Needle tea too but I'll save them for season 7 and 8!) It's a green tea from Mei Jia Wu village in China, one of only five designated and protected centres for Dragon Well production. It's spear-like leaves give a deep, nutty taste but its light floral flavours and smooth texture make it a perfect cuppa to sip...
Tuesday Tea Tasting You'll rarely find me drinking a green tea. I'm just not that into it. But I like to keep trying and always love to be pleasantly surprised. And so it was with Rare Tea Company's Whole Leaf Green Tea. Their cute little caddies contain instructions helping me realise where I've been going wrong all these years - I like my tea light and sweet and so this green tea really doesn't need much brewing time. Just a quick minute to infuse for a tasty, refreshing cuppa. (My fault for...
I feel like I've been training for a tea marathon! Piacha holds the occasional tea tasting open evenings in their Islington tea bar. It's a great little space for having a lovely cuppa with friends, or even your laptop if deadlines are looming. Owner Pia was kind enough to enthusiastically take me through some of her teas: Ginger Chilli - a popular choice, perfect for cold and flu season! Black and Cherry - sweet and tasty with or without milk. Liquorice Mint - I wasn't sure about this but...