sokenbicha

purchased at marukai.

bottle.

herbal.

average.

mei zhao jian kang green tea

sipped at a konbini in taiwan.

bottle.

green.

average.

yuan cui cold brew green tea

sipped at a conbini in taiwan.

bottle.

green.

average.

jonetz oolong tea

purchased at marukai.

bottle.

oolong.

average.

twinings strawberry & raspberry

grabbed from the rainforest london office.

tea bag.

herbal.

average.

coca cola kochakaoen peach tea

purchased at hmart.

bottle.

black.

good.

10 years.

It's been 10 years, and I somehow still have a backlog of tea to work through despite promising myself I won't buy any new teas until I've made a significant dent. In that time though, I'm proud to share that I reduced my tea filled drawer down to a humble box on a shelf, so progress has been made.

Progress has also slowed. Along the way, I got sucked into work and life and coffee so where I am now is pretty different from where I was at my last real post ("100th post") wrt scheduling posts into the future. It's Nov 8, 2024, and I just got done scheduling a block of posts thru Jan so I'm a bit behind where I used to be...but still on time. Even when priorities and circumstances shift, things will always happen when they need to.

In the years passed, I found a new home with a different culture, changed my whole career and achieved my dream job, turned my childhood bucket list vacation spot into a revisited comfort oasis, had some friends become lifelong pals while other came and went, traded rings with a gem, survived a global pandemic and drastic power shifts, appreciated and accepted the wabisabi in how people and things change and age, and experienced a bunch of life curveballs along the way.

My daily cuppa warm liquid has remained a constant during the time, and these posts serve as flavors of memories throughout.

To 10 more, let's keep sipping.

- isiptea

coca cola karada meguri cha

bought at hmart.

bottle.

green, oolong.

average.

dens tea sencha fuka-midori

purchased from dens tea.

loose.

green.

average.

sicilian tea company lola sampler

received at the sf tea festival.

loose.

herbal.

bad.

twinings pure green tea

pulled from the kitchen during a rainforest london commerce workshop.

tea bag.

green.

average.

shifuku no ocha hojicha

grabbed at kyoto hotel forza.

powder.

green.

average.

traditional medicinals dandelion leaf & root

bought at safeway.

tea bag.
herbal.
average.

 

bigelow green tea with lemon

grabbed from the apartment tea area.

tea bag.
green.
good.

twinings earl grey

from lhr16.

tea bag.
black.
average.

cafe de crie lemon tea

purchased at hmart after legion of honor.

bottle.
black.
good.

tearth roasted green tea

from tokyo intergate.

tea bag.
green.
average.

tenren chrysanthemum tea

gems bought when we ran out of chrysanthemum tea.

tea bag.
black.
bad.

casa okinawa milky flavor tea

bought at marina.

powder.
black.
good.

ito en oi matcha unsweetened green tea

grabbed from the a9 microkitchen.

can.
green.
average.

3:15 brown sugar milk tea

bought from marina.

powder.
black.
good.

teabaus china milky jade

gifted by gems sister.

loose.
oolong.
average.

harney & sons rooibos chai

picked up from the tepper exec room.

sachet.
herbal.
bad.

srima tea black

gifted by the best friend who said it's from his friend's small business.

sachet.
black.
good.

ito en instant houji cha

from a ryokan in kyoto.

powder.
black.
average.

tearth earl grey

from tokyo intergate.

tea bag.
black.
average.

ito en instant green tea

grabbed from a ryokan in kyoto.

powder.
green.
average.

 

twinings english breakfast

from the hotel i stayed at in london.

tea bag.
black.
good.