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Recipe: Soy Matcha Smoothie

As a follow-up to my earlier post about my first experiences with matcha, I also found a simple recipe for a soy matcha smoothie online. The recipe is simple. You combine 1-2 cups of soy […]

Review: Green Snail Spring, Chinese Tea Shop

Review: Green Snail Spring Score Tea Type Green Tea Retailer Chinese Tea Shop Tweet

Tea in Thailand – Tasting at 101 Tea Plantation

The long-delayed second post about my March trip to Thailand is here, covering the tea tasting we did in Thailand. You can check out the first part complete with scenery and pictures here. The 101 […]

Drinking Matcha for the First Time

I was really delighted when Gavin from Vitalife sent me a sample of their matcha green tea powder. Here’s a close-up of what the matcha powder looks like straight from the bag. It’s very fine […]

Review: Eternal Sunshine, Joy’s Teaspoon

Review: Eternal Sunshine Pu-erh Score Tea Type Pu-erh Tea Retailer Joy’s Teaspoon For the beginner’s approach to pu-erh, Eternal Sunshine is a delightful and aptly named pu-erh. A big thank-you to Joy’s Teaspoon for sending […]

Tea Interview: Michaelle, tea cosy artist and tea sommelier

The latest interview in our series is from Michaelle McLean, creator of an amazingly stylish line of tea cosies which you can find at flockofteacosy.com. She’s also a certified tea sommelier and shares a little […]

Review: Matcha Kirara Rice Tea, Lupicia

Review: Matcha Kirara Rice Tea Score Tea Type Green Tea Retailer Lupicia Tea Lupicia’s matcha kirara is a delicious and very satisfying blend of green tea and the toasted aroma of roasted kirara rice. Tweet

Recipe: Green Tea Chiffon Cake

Can you believe how delicious this cake looks? What an elegant and light looking cake this is. Christine’s recipes provides the step-by-step guide on how to make this cake. I would love to try this […]

LeafJoy List: Tea Sale Roundup

If you’re on the hunt for some teas, here’s a few tea deals for this week: Culinary Teas is having their 10th Anniversary Sale with 20% off this week. Use coupon code 10YRANN [expiring 4/19/2011] […]

Review: Mangalam Assam, Joy’s Teaspoon

Review: Mangalam Assam Score Tea Type Black Tea Retailer Joy’s Teaspoon This is a gorgeous, striking and very elegant tea which packs a punch. It has a full body and an intense flavor which is […]