The Wayward Plane (Orange Smoky Turmeric Chai) and Here Be Dragons (Smoky Orange Safflower Pepper Chai) (8-407 and 8-405)

A small white bowl full of a blend of chai spices, curls of turmeric, bright blue cornflower petals, and golden and black teas.

  The Wayward Plane and Here Be Dragons were both born out of one of the enduring friendships I found on the internet. Back before the birdsite became such a stunning example of what happens when the supremacist owns the bar, I stumbled into space twitter while wandering around science Continue Reading →

Acacia’s Grief (Into the Dark Woods, Rose Petals, Rosemary) and The Rose Road (Lapsang Souchong, Rose Petals, Rosemary) (10-520 A&B)

For most of my life one of the constants about me has been my capacity and desire to read. Over the final few years with THFKAMT my speed at doing so slowed to a trickle, and the pressure cooker of covid, grief, and the things that occurred during those final Continue Reading →

Ealing’s Ladies (Baker Street Blend and Lavender)

There are times when the story of a tea is long and involved and other times when it is short, sweet, and mostly about a flavour idea popping into my mind basically fully formed. When Baker Street Blend was first named and the concept of the Tea Series first appeared, Continue Reading →

Fire in the Sky (Organic Smoky Elderberry Herbal Chai)

I love the tea of the month club. This is a thing that is likely painfully clear if you’ve been with me on this tea journey for any length of time. I love curating the selections, I love all the ideas that have been inspired by the surveys, I love Continue Reading →

Baker Street Blend (Organic Black Tea Blend)

Baker Street was the first tea that I blended because I needed it to blend another tea. A friend and tea human sent me a sample of a tea that she wanted to see if I could create a “my way” version of. The theory being that if the original Continue Reading →

Sorry I Stabbed You (3-150) (Organic Lapsang, Hibiscus, Lavender Tea)

There were a lot of truly amazing names suggested for this tea when I put up the naming post for it. Sorry I Stabbed You was offered with the statement that it was a terrible name, but the concept of flowers as an apology combined with how hibiscus tasted for Continue Reading →

Gift of the Gloaming (Organic Roasted Kukicha, Lapasang Souchong, Lavender)

Gift of the Gloaming’s story began, as many of the tales of my teas do, with a combination of desire and need. I wanted a comforting tea taste, in this case one specifically involving smoke – but I also very desperately needed to relax. As Into the Dark Woods combined Continue Reading →

(Named)Journal 2, Page 121, Teas in Progress

This entry is part 6 of 9 in the series Tea Naming

  “A long, long time ago…” Nevermind, this isn’t actually a song parody post, it is a tea naming post. However, it been many years since the tale of this tea began. A blogger reached out to me, asking if I would be willing to donate a few teas for Continue Reading →

Journal 2, Page 137, Teas in Progress

This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series Tea Naming

This tea exists for a very simple reason. I wanted to drink it. St. John’s is part of my everyday hot beverage rhythm and is probably my favourite workday black tea blend. I love the taste. This means I rig up a lot of cups of St. John’s plus other Continue Reading →

(Named) Journal 3, Page 150, Teas in Progress

This entry is part 3 of 9 in the series Tea Naming

The tea survey was, on some levels, a brilliant idea. Most of the feedback I’ve received indicates that my skillset, when combined with the questions I asked, allows me to curate teas for other humans quite well. One way in which it is incredibly helpful is also one of the Continue Reading →