Did you know that genetics affects what you taste in your cup of tea? I’m diving into my Ancestry DNA test to see what my genes have to say.

Much ado about matcha, basics of puerh storage, the Toronto Tea Festival, and more. This is a weekly roundup of some of my favorite blog posts from around the tea world.

This small but mighty Bing Dao dragon ball packed plenty of astringency along with a sugar cane-like sweetness.

I added matcha to my latest batch of homemade whipped cream when the craving struck for cheesecake. It’s the perfect mix of bitter and sweet!

The greatest tea master, why we add milk to tea, celebrating the year of the pig, and more. This is a weekly roundup of some of my favorite tea blog posts from around the world.

Big Racoon is a semi-wild grown South Korean daejak from Tea Bento. It was roasty and sweet with a floral finish and just a hint of umami.