Tag Archives: tea

November 21, 2011

Southbank Tea and Coffee Festival

On a sunny weekend in November, the Tea and Coffee festival happened almost as a precursor to the Chocolate Festival in London (also in Oxford and other cities).  This festival saw a variety of coffee supliers from all over selling ...

March 21, 2011

Matcha Chocolat One Year Anniversary Box

As it is now a year old, Matcha Chocolat whose tea-infused chocolates I have come to not only love but crave, have launched an expansion to their range. Moving beyond her initial passion for tea, Katie has added herbs, ...

January 27, 2011

Matcha Chocolat China Tea Chocolate Selection

GUNG HEY FAT CHOI! Matcha chocolat has decided to celebrate the Chinese New Year by launching a new dazzling array of chocolate with not one but TWO caramels!  Of the decision to launch this selection, Matcha says “Tea culture was ...

January 24, 2011

Cadburys Cocoa House Afternoon Tea Review [UPDATED]

[UPDATE] Seems that this place has gone into liquidation. You can find the notice here: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/60043/notices/1519395 If you had bought a certificate for later redemption there are details in the comments. I was lucky enough to be taken to Cadbury’s Cocoa ...

January 7, 2011

WIN Qi Award Winning Teas & Hotel Chocolat Chocolate

Qi sent me 3 teas to try and give away – Detox tea, vanilla tea and orange spice tea.  Each one had a completely unique flavour and character and was completely different.  This is not some mass-market tea with flavour ...

January 6, 2011

Canton Tea Company Jasmine Dragon Pearl Tea Review

For this jasmine tea, the bumph says “tender young tea buds mixed with fresh jasmine flowers yield a soft, sweet, fragrant infusion”.  Trouble is, it didn’t give any measurement instructions so I added my usual tablespoon and while unlike the ...

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January 5, 2011

Flowering Red Lychee Green Tea

Flowering Red Lychee Green Tea - Interesting looking green tea, this has no flavour whatsoever.  It does have a slight scent but the flavour is pretty much nonexistent. In fact, I didn’t even bother finishing the mug I’d made because it ...

January 4, 2011

Flowering Tea Summers Sun from Ten Rei

I fell in love with flowering tea at a dim sum restaurant that had the worst service three times then when a friend found a hair in her food, they didn’t apologise to her directly.  So I won’t buy it ...

January 3, 2011

Newby Imperial Jasmine Tea Pearls Review

I love Jasmine tea and while I’m not a fan of green tea, I do enjoy a high quality green leaf tea or matcha.  This new trend to pearls of green tea flavoured with jasmine is something I’ve always wanted ...

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December 9, 2010

A Review of Chocolate Christmas Tea at the Hilton

Few things in life are as wonderful as taking tea with a friend and so it was I found myself once again waiting outside the wrong tube exit for Dom from Chocablog to go this time to a Chocolate Christmas ...

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