Will have this first post for tea reviews!
1/1/11 - Tea Review (Chrysanthemum and Pandan tea)Name of Tea: Chrysanthemum tea
Initial appearanceIt’s made of dried Chrysanthemum flowers and prepared by steeping it in boiling water. It’s a popular drink here, especially around Chinese New Year and comes chilled in cans as well as in box drinks.
Image of Chrysanthemum tea and flowerAroma: It has a fragrant flowery aroma.
Flavor: Served hot without sugar, it makes a great after meal beverage. Served chilled with rock sugar, it makes a really refreshing cold drink. Flowers can be eaten too but it tastes rather bland. Most Chinese herb stores should have it in stock.
Overall rating: I am really fond of this tea and shall give it a 5/5?
Name of Tea: Pandan tea
Initial appearance It’s made by boiling the fresh leaves of the
Pandan plant with rock sugar. Leaves must be freshly plucked or the fragrance will be gone leaving behind a strong scent of cut grass.
Aroma: Very pleasant and distinctive, this plant is often used as a fragrant enhancer in dishes or placed in water to wash one’s hand in after meals.
Flavor: Mild but flavor is greatly enhanced with rock sugar. It is especially refreshing if served chilled after a long day in the sun.
Overall rating: I am fond of this tea too. I took an immediate liking to it when I first tried it in a steamboat restaurant. Plant is easy to grow in warm climates and you barely have to look after it at all. 5/5
Would like to Upgrade my basic pot to a Everyday Kyusu (lvl 1/2)-------------------------------------------------------------
22/1/11 - Tea review time! (Liang Cha and Ginger Tea)Name of Tea: Liang Cha
Initial appearance: Usually sold as concentrated syrup in bottles. To prepare, merely pour some of the syrup into a cup and add boiling water to it. No sugar is needed as it is generally sweet on its own. Made from a variety of Chinese herbs, this tea is claimed have a ‘cooling’ effect.
Aroma: It has a mild and slightly sweet aroma. Smell of Chinese herbs is not that noticeable once diluted.
Flavor: There are two kinds of liang cha sold in Chinese medicinal shops; the dark kind and the light kind. The light kind is sweeter than the dark with the dark version having a stronger herbal taste.
Overall rating: I am fond of this tea so… 5/5 for the light version and 4/5 for the dark.
Name of Tea: Ginger tea
Initial appearance: Dark brown in colour. Tea is made by chopping a ginger up into small bits and placing them into a pot of water to boil. Sugar (in my case, the brown gula Melaka) is added for sweetness. Is a good drink to have around when the weather is cold.
Aroma: Spicy and warm
Flavor: It is sweet and spicy. Flavor isn’t mild at all. Children aren’t too fond of this drink.
Overall rating: Hmmm…I do enjoy this spicy tea but it’s not something I’ll take on a daily basis. 4/5
Would like to Upgrade my basic pot to an Artisan Yixing (lvl 3) 
