LV-426 (7-311) (Organic Lapsang and Genmai)

The story of this tea is a relatively short one. In my quest for decaffeinated versions of the teas, I realized that I could make my own decaffeinated genmaicha. This was a staggeringly cool concept as I need to cut back on the amount of caffeine I intake and one Continue Reading →

(Named) Journal 8, Page 429, Teas in Progress

Sometimes when I get to the bottom of a tin of something there isn’t enough left to make a proper cup. However, I hate wasting tea. Depending on what was in a tin, I will drop it in on top of one of my foundational teas. In the case of Continue Reading →

Tea of the Month Club (Beta)

The Tea of the Month Club has been around for quite some time now. It wasn’t an idea that was there in the beginning, it was something that came up later, after the realization that I create a lot of teas. So many teas. Possibly even too many teas, depending Continue Reading →

(Named) Journal 2, Page 97 – Teas in Progress

This entry is part 1 of 9 in the series Tea Naming

One of the recurring inspirations for tea ideas is people talking about food on Twitter. I will read a description and some aspect of it (sometimes the entirety of it) will provoke the thought of “I bet this would make a good tea.” Most of the time when this happens, Continue Reading →

New Beginnings

This entry is part 17 of 2 in the series Periodic Updates

I’ve written several versions of this post, and have not been entirely happy with any of them. Finally decided to start with the shortest version possible. July of last year THFKAMT informed me he was dissolving all aspects of our partnership. Included in this was losing the home we’d shared Continue Reading →