I had the opportunity to visit Matcha Cafe Maiko while I was in Las Vegas. Noli Ergas told me about it. We went there together with the rest of...
Jane Pettigrew’s World of Tea (Book Review)
I bought this book at the World Tea Expo. Jane Pettigrew had her own booth where she was promoting her book. This is the biggest and heaviest tea book...
Kaneroku Matsumoto Tea Garden Smoked Black Tea
I received this sample from Yunomi.life. While there are smoked teas in China, this is the first time for Japan. That’s why I was interested in reviewing it. Kaneroku...
World Tea Expo 2018 Part 4
This is part 4 of a series about the World Tea Expo 2017. Click here for part 1. This year the expo was smaller in terms of vendors. The...
World Tea Expo 2018 Part 3
This is part 3 of a series about the World Tea Expo 2018. Click here for part 1. Korean tea companies have maintained a good presence since last year....
World Tea Expo 2018 Part 2
There was another company at the expo that I had not seen before, Jade Leaf Matcha. Marc Raymond, who is the manager, gave me a sample of the company’s...
World Tea Expo 2018
I had never imagined that I would be traveling every year to Las Vegas. But I can’t resist going to the World Tea Expo, I always have so much...
The Sakimidori Tea Cultivar
Sakimidori (さきみどり) is a Japanese tea cultivar characterized by its vibrant green color. Over the last years it has received some attention. For example, it has been one of...
Senchado
Senchadō (煎茶道) means “the way of sencha”, and it involves the preparation of loose leaf tea such as sencha and gyokuro. Sadō, or chanoyu, which we know as the...
Yannoko Tea Sencha Sagi
Since I had a good experience with my first tea review from Yannoko Tea, I decided to try another one. This sencha comes from Ujitawara town in Kyoto prefecture,...
My Experience with Hosting Tea Tastings
I’ve been hosting tea tasting events for about 5 years. At first it was just once every two months or so, but now I have an average of two...
Tea Drunk: Chayoi
Chayoi (茶酔い) is the Japanese term for tea drunk. Many people think that getting drunk from drinking tea is impossible. But I can tell you that it is real....