Friday Roundup: June 25th – July 1st
Steep Thoughts: Ravi Kroesen Sara at Tea Happiness and I both attended a tea and cheese pairing hosted by Royal Tea New York. This week she shared an in-depth interview with Ravi, their Director of...
Read MoreSteep Thoughts: Ravi Kroesen Sara at Tea Happiness and I both attended a tea and cheese pairing hosted by Royal Tea New York. This week she shared an in-depth interview with Ravi, their Director of...
Read MoreCountry of Origin: Yame, Japan Leaf Appearance: deep green, needle-like Steep time: 1 minute Water Temperature: 140 degrees Preparation Method: kyusu Liquor: bright green, slightly cloudy A few months ago I received a message through...
Read MoreOne of my favorite things about Chinese tea is the rich cultural history that can be traced back thousands of years. Many teas have legends associated with them that have been passed down through the...
Read MoreLast week felt a bit weird as World Tea Expo was happening in Las Vegas but I wasn’t there. This is the first expo that I’ve missed since 2014 so I avidly followed social media...
Read MoreCountry of Origin: China Leaf Appearance: downy buds with one or two larger leaves Steep time: 30 seconds Water Temperature: 185 degrees Preparation Method: glass gaiwan Liquor: pale, greenish gold I thought the first day...
Read MoreAlmost three years ago I wrote a blog post called Awesome Tea Creators of YouTube. Things have changed a bit since then. Some of the channels on the original list aren’t active anymore and several...
Read MoreNYC tea friends Jee, Sara, and Georgia have been dropping delicious hints about a collaboration that they had been working on. This week we finally got to read all about it! Oh, How Civilized –...
Read MoreCountry of Origin: Kenya Leaf Appearance: dark, twisted Steep time: 3 minutes Water Temperature: 175 degrees Preparation Method: stainless steel infuser basket Liquor: pale plum It’s been several years since the last time I shared...
Read MoreWhen starting any hobby I find that we all tend to indiscriminately collect anything and everything related to our new passion. I’ve been through this phase in the past with other hobbies (such as collecting...
Read MoreThe Jade Leaf’s Teaware James from +Tea DB talked with tea friend +emilio delpozo about him fantastic teaware creations. Those side handled teapots are something that I’ve had my eye on for a while. 2016 EoT Wuliang Single Tree...
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