Peppermint can be a great flavour. Mixed with green tea to create a gorgeous Moroccan Mint tea, or iced and served with honey in the summer. But peppermint tea can also be quite medicinal and unappetising – think of toothpaste…
Jasmine green tea is one of my favourites and Tea Famille Snow on Green promises to be one of the best ever. I have reviewed several Tea Famille loose leaf teas on the blog now, even though this tea store…
Receiving gifts as a tea drinker is an odd experience. Sometimes people buy you tea that’s questionable, and other times you end up with real gems. I was hoping that Cuttea Sark Puerh would be one of those gems! I…
Autumn is by far my favourite season. The leaves are falling, there’s still a little warmth in the sun, and it’s time to chai chai chai. Except there’s more to this season than spiced black tea. As Tea Famille has…
English Breakfast isn’t technically the heartiest of all the teas (I reserve that title for single origin Assam teas) but it definitely has the most heart. It’s a truly comforting and warming tea blend. So, is Whittard English Breakfast tea…
It’s matcha time! I’ve been going through a matcha craze lately. From matcha-flavoured cakes to lattes and iced teas. This week I’m reviewing Adagio Matcha Traditional Stick, which is a simple tube of matcha that’s pre-portioned for you. In theory,…
Four fruit teas. One fruit selection box. One mug. What could go wrong? I picked up a selection box from Twinings with four of the best fruit-flavoured teas to try out for the blog. Over several months I’ve been through…
First, let me apologise to Novus for my very delayed review! They graciously sent me several samples of the Novus Sapphire Earl Grey tea they are known for… several months ago. But better late than never. And trust me, this…
Here we are, one of my final reviews from this years’ English Tea Shop Christmas collection. White Wonderland is a tea blend with a white tea base (naturally) which is a little unusual. My experience with white tea blends in…