T2

The dry scent of this tea is so beautiful, and I’m happy to report that it’s retained in a lighter sense in the steeped tea. Beautiful sencha with a sweet kick. Also sensational as an iced tea. My new favourite of T2’s flavoured senchas.

Getting rid of the oldest tea in my cupboard! I guess I’m not particularly drawn to matcha, unless it’s in an almond milk shake or a latte. I’m not afraid to admit that!

I brought this stuff to work to finish it off via lattes (seeing as it’s the middle of winter and not really milkshake weather) but the matcha’s gotten pretty gritty and grainy. I lasted two lattes and threw the rest out. It DID say best before July 2015 on the bottom, but I’d say it was actually a bit earlier than that, even kept in the sealed container it came in.

Today’s temperatures are being so weird. I had a nice warm chai earlier today and now this afternoon I’m having a nice cool matcha milkshake. Good times!

After a wonderful thin tea ceremony at Untitled in MONA’s Red Queen exhibition this morning, I was in the mood for matcha! A warm day today meant a refreshing matcha milkshake. Man I love those things.

Use only 1/4 teaspoon per cup for this bad boy. Took me back to the green tea ceremony we went to in primary school at first. I’ve tried both frothed (using the whisk) and stirred (the powder means you only need to dissolve it) but I think perhaps my favourite of all is a matcha milkshake – one part stirred matcha, one part almond milk, and a small drop of honey to sweeten. Ridiculously good.

I like black tea with milk, the package recommended on its own but I added milk anyway…
Seeing as I normally hate floral or fruity tea I really enjoy this one, not only does it smell great buts it tastes amazing an has a really nice after taste.
Probably appropriate for afternoon tea as I prefer an English or Melbourne breakfast tea for breakfast but still, I really love it! :)

Definitely a sweet treat. I’m baffled by the dry scent – half of me thinks it smells sweet and appealing, and the other half of me thinks it smells like medicine. In any case, the taste is mild and sweet, and is just fine as is.

This tea never disappoints me. I love it so much.

Time to unbox an old favourite, just in time for a bout of cold weather. I was worried years of trying many and varied exciting teas would lessen my love for the old Ginger Spice, but boy howdy it seems like nothing’s gonna change my love for yooooou.

True love forever. Almost finished my current box of this yesterday, rushed out for a replacement box today. We’ll never be apart.

HAY BABY <3

I LOVE YOU, GINGER SPICE. What a babe! I’ve tried this tea a bunch of different ways – black, black sweetened (with a sprinkle of sugar/honey), white, and white sweetened. My favourite is black sweetened, but all the ways are just fine, and serve to make this tea totally versatile. The black tea is light enough that you can leave steeping for ages, and there are no bitter notes to the flavour so at no point does it ruin. The cinnamon, ginger and orange work so deliciously together.

I first tried Ginger Spice labelled as a Mother’s Day special “Apple Crumble” and I couldn’t resist that kind of advertising (or packaging). Delighted (and a bit dismayed, to be totally honest) to find that the specials were just renamed standards, and “Apple Crumble” was actually Ginger Spice. Such a relief, because I’m almost out of my first batch and I was starting to fret.

And there goes the last of it! It was nice knowing you, Sencha Sprinkles, but I don’t feel as though I must restock you.

toasty noms

This one isn’t one I ever have a craving for, yet when I actually drink it, it is awesome. I’ve had it for ages and when I stared into the depths of my tea collection earlier this week I resolved to drink more of it, and I’ve been wholeheartedly enjoying my evening pot of sencha sprinkles. Good job.

Putting your face into a cup of sencha sprinkles is like diving face-first into a rice paddy? Toasted rice and grass jump up to hug your nostrils in a delightful way. Not lying about the fluoro green colour, and a bit spendy ($26 for a box) but consider it a special toasty treat.

I bought this one about 3 months ago when I got sick with the first flu of the season (in April, yes, my immune system plots against me!). I had cups and cups of it with dollops of leatherwood honey. Just wonderful for blocked sinuses and a dry, sore throat.

I’ve given this a high rating not because I love the flavours necessarily, but because as a cold and flu tea is very effective.

Tried to pick this bad boy up again for a Hobart winter and I just can’t. It’s too bitter and I can’t be bothered trying to save it when there are so many other great blends on offer. I threw the last of it in the bin.

Don’t let it steep too long, as thanks to the cardamom and pepper it gets bitter quickly (I’ve had to save it a few times with the addition of sugar, and I’m someone who likes a strong tea!). As a fan of winter in general, I had such high hopes for this tea – sadly they weren’t met. But I’ve come around to holding this tea in slightly better stead now I’ve learnt a quick infusion is the best for Winter.

i tried this in the shop the other day and it blew me away. such a great berry flavour, perfect for summer i’d say. on my shopping list for sure.

im not a milky tea person, but this tea has swayed me. great morning tea with a tea spoon of honey and some milk

This is a nice, dependable Earl Grey rendition – a good one to have on hand for visitors and best accompanied by some baked goods (scones, I’d say). The fruit and floral elements are balanced well in the taste, but maybe a tad overpowering in the aroma.