It’s been a while since I reviewed a sencha, but thankfully Ippodo sent me their Hosen Sencha. This sencha blend is of premium quality according to Ippodo, and above...
Matcha Chocolate Kit Kat
This chocolate bars are made by Nestle in Japan. Not only do they have matcha, it is from Uji! They come in a package with 12 mini bars and...
Fumio Maeda Original Blended Fukamushicha
I received this tea from Tea Company Sayamaen, a tea store from Tokyo that is over 50 years old. Much thanks to Kayoko Ikeya for personally giving me this...
The Taste Of Tea Stay Calm
I’ve been wanting to taste a GABA tea but they aren’t easy to find, at least not outside Asia. Luckily, I received a sample of Stay Calm, a GABA...
Takeo Tea Farm Organic Oolong
First of all I want to thank Geoffrey of the Steep Stories blog. He sent me some rare Japanese teas as a gift, and this is one of them....
The Everything Healthy Tea Book (Book Review)
I learned about this book from Nicole Martin of Tea For Me Please. She reviewed this book on her blog a couple of months ago. The Everything Healthy Tea...
Sugimoto America Houjicha Powder
At this year’s World Tea Expo I received a houjicha powder sample from Sugimoto America. It’s very interesting because I had never seen houjicha in powdered form. Houjicha powder...
Aiya Matcha to Go
Matcha to Go is the latest tea from Aiya. By combining matcha with dietary fiber, this matcha can be prepared without the need of whisking or even hot water....
Kurihara Oku Yame Black Tea
Japanese black tea, wakoucha, was rarely found outside Japan. But thanks to yunomi.life people all over the world have now access to it. Kurihara Family Tea Gardens is located...
The Taste of Tea Stay Balanced
Stay Balanced is a bancha from the Kagoshima prefecture, which is sold by The Taste of Tea. The company is marketing it as a tea rich in catechins and...
Teapigs Popcorn Tea
This is the first tea that I review for Teapigs, a company from the UK that has recently begun to sell tea in the US as well. Popcorn tea...
MITE Sencha
I received this sencha sample from Hidenori Moriguchi of MITE. This company sells tea from Mie prefecture, and is just starting to reach out to the global market. Made...