Articles concerning food and drink, from tasty recipes to tantalising tea reviews.
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…
Golden Spring is such a good name for a Chinese green tea. I always admire the surprising warmth and golden tones of their teas in particular, compared to some of the harsher green notes of shade grown green teas. This…
I love it when tea companies give their tea blends inventive name. Sure, Mint and Lemongrass Green Tea would have sufficed, but “Zen” tells you so much more about what the tea feels like when you drink it. In my…
On a trip to IKEA, I discovered some really cool treasures; fake flowers for my photography, elk-shaped pasta, and this tea. The IKEA Egentid range includes several tea types including a chai and this one – IKEA lemongrass tea. The…
Just the word “alpine” instantly makes me thing of a fresh cool breeze, the scent of pine trees, and the soft grass of a mountain meadow. This tea, Himmelbauer Alpine Tea, really summarises all of that in one cup! Himmelbauer…
Kali Laska is an interesting tea brand from Belarus and a lovely addition to my tea blog. Although it’s hard to come by Kali Laska tea here in the UK, if you happen to find some on your travels around…
This July is getting hot! With my sunhat on, I’m enjoying the weather in the garden. And what better tea to sip and review on a sunny day like this than Tea Famille Garden Waltz. I was first gifted this…
It’s matcha time! I will start off this Pure Leaf Matcha review with a small disclaimer – I’m no expert when it comes to matcha. I reckon I’ve consumed maybe 50 to 100 hand-whisked matcha teas over the years, so…