After learning about the Shizu-7132 cultivar I’ve been wanting to taste it. Would it really have a cherry blossom aroma? How sweet would it be? The good news is...
Naoki Chiran Matcha
This matcha comes from the Chiran tea region around Minamikyūshū city in Kagoshima prefecture. Many thanks to Naoki Matcha for giving me this sample for review. One very interesting...
Wakoen Benifuuki Powder
Nowadays I don’t go out as often because of the pandemic, so my allergies have improved. But I still have symptoms every now and then. That’s why I like...
Tea Tasting Guide by Tony Gebely
Tony Gebely from Tea Epicure is offering a tea tasting guide for just one dollar! I learned about it through his newsletter. The guide consists of two parts. The...
Chakouan Ureshino Kamairicha
Tea from the Ureshino region (Saga and Nagasaki prefectures) is well known in Japan, especially kamairicha. The most interesting about this type of green tea is that it’s made...
Cultivating Femininity: Women and Tea Culture in Edo and Meiji Japan (Book Review)
Nowadays, most of the practitioners of the Japanese tea ceremony are women. But for a very long time it was a cultural activity dominated by men. Through this book...
Ikkyu Kiri
In this blog there aren’t many reviews of tamaryokucha because it’s an uncommon Japanese tea. But luckily, I received this sample from Ikkyu. Basically, tamaryokucha is the same as...
Wakoen Arabikicha
If I’m not mistaken, arabikicha can be literally translated as “coursely ground tea”. This product sold by Wakoen is a high quality green tea powder made from kabusecha leaves....
Sugimoto Tea Sencha Okumidori
I’ve enjoyed tasting the single cultivar tea samples that Sugimoto Tea has given me. This one is a fukamushi sencha, first harvest, from Shizuoka prefecture. The Okumidori cultivar is...
Yunomi Kuchikiri Gyokuro Saemidori
Kuchikiri refers to tea that is traditionally stored in a jar and then aged. This sample from Yunomi is very interesting because it is an organic gyokuro from the...
Ikkyu Hakusei
This is the first tea that I try from Ikkyu. It’s very rare, a white leaf tea from Yame. This green tea has pale looking leaves due to a...
Senbird Tea Moriki Fukamushicha
Lately I’ve been drinking more sencha than any other tea. It has become a habit. And I’m often drinking fukamushi sencha, like this one from Senbird Tea. Moriki Fukamushicha...