Are you living the tea lifestyle? I recently realized that this term exists. While it changes depending on the local tea culture, I’ll attempt to describe it in this...
How my Preferences in Tea have Changed
I’ve been a regular tea drinker for about sixteen years. My preferences have changed along the way. You can probably relate to my experience. My first contact with real...
Our Teaware is Already Broken
The Buddhist monk Ajahn Chah talked about seeing a glass as if it was already broken. The concept of impermanence is very important in Buddhism. It’s an inevitable part...
The Revival of Japanese Tea
I want to share with you a short tea video: It’s about three years old, but still relevant today. Many households in Japan don’t have a kyusu anymore. The...
My Experience with Hosting Tea Tastings
I’ve been hosting tea tasting events for about 5 years. At first it was just once every two months or so, but now I have an average of two...
5 Reasons Why it’s Better to Drink Tea in Small Cups
If you’re drinking tea from a mug, you might be missing out. A mug’s capacity is often 8 to 12 fluid ounces, while traditional Chinese or Japanese style teacups...
What I Like About Japanese Green Tea
This is a question that I’m often asked. People wonder why I stick to Japanese green tea, if there’s such a great variety of tea in other countries as...
Why Loose Leaf Tea is Better Than Tea Bags
Every once in a while the topic of tea bags comes up, especially when I’m having a tea tasting with people that have never tried loose leaf tea before....
Japanese Green Tea in Flux
It can hardly be argued that Japanese Green Tea is becoming popular and is gaining more recognition outside of Japan. Because of the recent discoveries regarding the health benefits...
Confessions of a tea blogger – TAG!
A game of tag for tea bloggers was started by Lu Ann of The Cup of Life. It consists of answering a list of questions in a blog post,...
5 Reasons to Drink Genmaicha Daily
It’s no secret that genmaicha is my favorite tea, I never get tired of drinking it. Have you tried genmaicha yet? In it’s most common form, genmaicha consists of...
How I Fell in Love with Green Tea
This is a guest post for Tea For Me Please, an excellent tea blog written by Nicole Martin. I thought it would be good to change things a little,...