Many thanks to Ocha & Co for sending me their Kyoto Uji Matcha. This matcha comes from the famous region of Uji, in Kyoto prefecture. You can’t ask for...
Kanes Sencha Organic
On my last day at the World Tea Expo 2015 I was well received by Kanes, a Japanese tea company from Shizuoka prefecture. They let me try their premium...
The Tea Book (Book Review)
I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Linda Gaylard from The Tea Stylist had published a book about tea. A tea lover can never have too many tea books,...
DoMatcha Genmaicha with Matcha
Genmaicha is my favorite tea blend, I just love the taste of green tea and roasted rice. I’m very thankful of DoMatcha for sending me this special tea for...
Cha Doraku Yamabijin
Yamabijin is a Japanese black tea from Gokase town, Miyazaki prefecture. Special thanks to Shiho from Cha Doraku for providing this sample. What’s interesting about this black tea is...
Obubu Tea Gokou Matcha
I received this tea from Yunomi.life. It’s an authentic matcha from Uji. Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms is one of my favorite tea producers. They are actively involved in spreading...
Cooking with Tea (Book Review)
This tea book by Robert Wemischner and Diana Rosen was published in the year 2000, but the content is still relevant today. A few weeks ago I interviewed Robert...
Chiki Tea Sae
I had been in contact for more than a year with Holly and Alexander from Chiki Tea, but somehow we hadn’t talked about a tea review until recently. Besides...
Ocha & Co. Organic Sencha
Ocha & Co. is an online tea store that ships worldwide from Japan. The tea for today’s review is an organic sencha from Shizuoka prefecture. It comes vacuum-sealed in...
Green Tea (Book Review)
I bought this book at the World Tea Expo. Kevin Gascoyne, one of the authors, was there and he signed it for me 🙂 This book was originally published...
Cha Doraku Kaori
I received this rare Japanese tea from Cha Doraku, a tea company located in Canada. Kaori is an ichou (sligh withering, also called bihakkou) asamushi (light steamed) sencha from...
The Taste of Tea Lounge
At a recent trip to Sonoma county with my family I had the pleasure to visit The Taste of Tea in Healdsburg, California. I had previously reviewed some teas...