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Tasting Sessions – Trying An Aged Japanese Black Tea For The First Time!
2021 is coming to an end now but we still have some time left and what better way to finish off the year than with another brand new (to me) tea experience. So today this post is going to document my first experience with a 2019 aged Japanese black tea, which again found it’s way…
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Tasting Sessions | White 2 Tea – 2017 Turtle Dove (Revisited)
Those of you who have been following me for a while now will remember that I have featured White 2 Teas – Turtle Dove Mini White Tea Cake in a review on my blog before. When I first tried this in 2018 I loved it for what it was and was glad I was able…
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Matcha Monday Masterclasses – Preparing Matcha Using Other Teas
It’s time again for another Matcha Monday Masterclass and this time around I’m going to be sharing a method I’ve been using for years now to add a little bit of variety to my daily bowls of matcha. Since I’ve moved away from drinking flavoured tea, and always favoured traditional matcha over flavoured matcha, when…
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Hojicha Powder | A Great Low Caffeine Matcha Alternative
Happy Matcha Monday Everyone! You all know that I love Matcha and that I love to prepare it traditionally as often as I can, but I can sadly only have one bowl a day because more than that and it will react too harshly with the medication I am on for my chronic migraines. So…
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What is Batabatacha? – A Traditional Japanese Herbal Blend & A Fermented Tea
Not too long ago now I was able to purchase(*) Batabatacha through Yunomi. I took a risk with this blend because I had never tried anything like this before, but I’m always looking to learn more about Japanese tea traditions and to try them out for myself so I wanted to give it a go…