This tea was give to me by Gislinde Bronson of DoMatcha when I met her at this year’s World Tea Expo. I hadn’t tried an organic matcha before, so...
Sugimoto America Temomi Shincha
I’m very thankful to Sugimoto America for giving me this tea for review. Temomi shincha (hand-rolled tea from the first harvest) is very rare and expensive. It requires a...
World Tea Expo 2015 Part 4
This is the final post in a series about the World Tea Expo 2015. Click here for part 1. Another interesting booth from a company that I didn’t know...
World Tea Expo 2015 Part 3
This is the third part of the World Tea Expo 2015 series. Click here for part 1. This year’s tea trend is matcha. It has become very popular, you’ll...
World Tea Expo 2015 Part 2
This is part 2 of a series about the World Tea Expo 2015. Click here for part 1. The next booth was very interesting. I had heard good things...
World Tea Expo 2015
This year the World Tea Expo was held at the Long Beach Convention Center, the same place as last year. I was invited as a member of the press,...
Furyu Goishicha
This rare Japanese dark tea is made by Furyu and sold by Yunomi.life It is pickled in a fermentation process involving lactic acid bacteria, hence it has a sourness...
Sakao Enterprise Matcha 2
It’s been a while since I tasted matcha. This tea is not easy to obtain in my country (although I’m trying to change that), and until now I have...
Cha Doraku Yume
Yume is the name given to this ichou fukamushi sencha from Iruma, Saitama prefecture. It’s the first time that I try such a tea. It will also be the...
The Japanese Tea Ceremony and The Shoguns (Book Review)
As a tea lover, I find books about tea to be very interesting, especially if the topic of Japan is involved. Imagine my happiness when I found a book...
Sugimoto America Genmaicha with Matcha
Genmaicha may be a low grade tea, but I’m a big fan of it. When it has added matcha, I like it even better! This genmaicha with matcha from...
Furyu Mimasaka Bancha
This sample was sent to me by Geoffrey Norman, a fellow tea blogger that writes on Steep Stories. Furyu is a tea shop that specializes in rare types of...