I recently won a giveaway of Daily Matcha from Mizuba and it gave me the idea to do another round of Matcha tasting, but this time with a twist. I wanted to taste them blind and see which one I liked the best. With some assistance from the lovely Mrs. Tea Journey, I had three … Continue reading Blind Tasting Three Matchas
Category: Comparison Tastings
Tasting Three Kinds of Gyokuro
I recently had my first experience with Gyokuro. So naturally, the next step is to do a comparison tasting. I have three different Gyokuros on hand, so I decided to try all three in a horizontal tasting session. Those teas are: Gyokuro Hoshino from Path of Cha, Gyokuro ChaMusume from Nio Teas, and Gyokuro from … Continue reading Tasting Three Kinds of Gyokuro
Three Senchas from Nio
I recently ordered a Sencha sampler pack from Nio Tea, which came with 12 sample size packs of different senchas. Today is as good a day as any to break some of them open. I think the plan is to go through these three at a time so I can get my thoughts out there … Continue reading Three Senchas from Nio
Wakocha – Tasting Two Japanese Black Teas
The dive into Japan continues, this time with a lesser known style of tea. Today I am drinking two kinds of Wakocha, which is Japanese black tea. I have posted previously about a smoked Japanese black tea, but these two teas are unsmoked. The teas are Sakura Midori and Benifuki Black, both from UNYtea. While … Continue reading Wakocha – Tasting Two Japanese Black Teas
Comparing Traditional Vs Modern Tieguanyin with Marco from Steap’d
This post will be a little bit different from my usual posts, and that is because this tea session was done over an Instagram live stream with my good tea friend Marco of Steap'd. This was my first ever live stream and because of that I didn't get to write any notes or take many … Continue reading Comparing Traditional Vs Modern Tieguanyin with Marco from Steap’d
Gong Fu Vs Western Style Brewing
I recently realized that I've never done a proper side by side comparison of gong fu brewing vs western brewing. There's no better time than the present. I used a tieguanyin gift tea that I have a good amount of and used the brewing parameters from the Mei Leaf website for ball rolled oolongs to … Continue reading Gong Fu Vs Western Style Brewing
Cheap Vs. Expensive Tea – Dong Ding
I recently purchased some Dong Ding Oolong from Tillerman Tea, who specialize in Taiwanese teas and are known to have high quality Taiwanese oolongs. I also have a tin of Dong Ding that I purchased from my local Asian grocery store (AGS). I am always cognizant of value, so I thought I would do a … Continue reading Cheap Vs. Expensive Tea – Dong Ding
Comparing Two Bai Mu Dans
I, like a lot of other people, recently received a sample set of tea from Crafted Leaf Tea. One of the teas included in that set was Bai Mu Dan. I already had a different Bai Mu Dan in my stash, so naturally my first inclination is to do a comparison tasting. I do love … Continue reading Comparing Two Bai Mu Dans
Comparing Three Bilochuns
I recently realized that I have three different kinds of bilochun green tea and it didn't take long to get the idea of a horizontal tasting of all three. Oddly enough, all three of the teas were gifts to me. Bilochun is a green tea from the Jiangsu Province in China and is considered of … Continue reading Comparing Three Bilochuns
A Trio of Smoked Teas
Smoked teas. They aren't for everyone. Usually, it is one of those things that people either love or hate, and I fall in the camp of loving it. In fact, if you forced me to pick my favorite tea, I would say a smoky Lapsang Souchong. I had three different smoked teas on hand, and … Continue reading A Trio of Smoked Teas
