Reviews Posted by Ira Gardner-Smith

Products	Rating	Read	Date Added
Genmaicha (200g/7.05oz)	Very bad... Bad... Very bad... Ordinary... Good...	14103	05/23/2013
As a rule, because I enjoy the taste of tea from quality leaves, I dislike flavoured teas. But amazingly, the taste of roasted rice grains and green tea blend very well, to provide a most stimulating and unusual flavour. Genmaicha is the proverbial cup that cheers - goo...(more)
D: KARAKUSA KINRAN Coaster (pair) Out of Stock	Very bad... Bad... Very bad... Ordinary... Good...	2570	05/09/2013
These little coasters, delicately coloured, manage to be both gorgeous and discreet; they are perfect for displaying small precious objects, or favourite tea cups!
D: HANNYA SHINKYOH Kyusu (Teapot: 370ml) Out of Stock	Very bad... Bad... Very bad... Ordinary... Good...	5928	12/30/2010
This is a lovely item, perfectly proportioned, of fine workmanship, but not showy. It suggests refinement, simplicity and humility. Which is appropriate, for the Heart Sutra engraved on it (though I have only read a translation) is certainly one of the profoundest texts...(more)