Honoka is the name of a fukamushi sencha sold by Tea Company Sayamaen. It’s made with the Yabukita cultivar, and comes from Iruma city (入間市), Saitama prefecture. Note that...
JapaneseGreenTeaIn.com Issaku
This is the first tea that I review from www.japanesegreenteain.com. This company sells tea from Shizuoka prefecture. More specifically, the Arahataen Green Tea Farms. Arahataen employs the chagusaba sustainable...
The One Taste of Truth (Book Review)
The full title of this book is The One Taste of Truth: Zen and the Art of Drinking Tea. The author, William Scott Wilson, is a renowned translator of...
La Kouju
I obtained this sample from Yamanashi Shouten, which is the company that makes it. But before I review it, let me explain a little bit about this new type...
Yamaneen Genmaicha with Matcha
This tea is sold by Ippin, an online store that specializes in Japanese products. The following link is for the US market: https://us.ippin.com. The tea’s brand is Yamaneen (山年園),...
World Atlas of Tea (Book Review)
World Atlas of Tea, as its name implies, is a book with emphasis on the geographical aspect of tea. It’s written by Krisi Smith, co-founder of Blue Bird Tea...
Inori Gyokuro
Hanna Wood from Inori contacted me some time ago, her store has gyokuro and kabusecha from Uji. She and her husband Michael source the teas from Mr. Hattori, a...
Rishouen Tea Kaori Genmaicha
I enjoy genmaicha at least once every few days, it’s one of my favorite teas. It’s definitely the favorite tea of my wife. She likes to drink it after...
Marukyu Koyamaen Unkaku
This matcha is the first tea that I bought during my recent trip. I started drinking matcha every morning a few months ago, and I may have become addicted....
Tea: A User’s Guide (Book Review)
This book from Tony Gebely of World of Tea was one of the most anticipated books about tea this year. I bought it as soon as I found out...
Osadaen Yamabuki Nadeshiko
I had tried this tea at the World Tea Expo, but didn’t have a sample for a proper review. However, my friend Noli Ergas from Sugimoto America gave me...
The New Tea Companion (Book Review)
I bought this book at this year’s World Tea Expo. It’s the third edition, which has been updated with new material. The authors are Jane Pettigrew and Bruce Richardson....