Single cultivar sencha is slowly becoming more popular. At least in Japan. I’m very thankful to Sugimoto Tea for giving me this sample, and for making these type of...
Tomizawa Tea Garden Kabusecha Okumidori
This is another interesting tea sample courtesy of Ian Chun from Yunomi. Tomizawa Tea Garden is located in Mashiki town, Kumamoto prefecture. The company was founded in 1930. They...
Smile Tea Organic Matcha
I was quite busy last week. Friday, for example, I had two tea tastings one after another, for six and nine people. As a way to relax, I reviewed...
The Tea Crane Organic Nara Native Sencha
There are many interesting Japanese teas at The Tea Crane. Today I review one of them: a sencha grown high up in the mountains. The tea plants used came...
Marushige Shimizu Seicha Terakawawase Sencha
I want to thank Ian Chun of Yunomi.life for sending me this sample for review. One of the things about Japanese tea that I enjoy is tasting different cultivars....
Kanes Tea Organic Benifuuki Oolong
The Benifuuki cultivar is usually found as either a green tea or black tea. I hadn’t tasted it as an oolong until I tried this one from Kanes Tea....
Sugimoto Tea Organic Sencha Saemidori
Sugimoto Tea has continued to sell their single cultivar series for wholesale clients. This first harvest fukamushi sencha from the Saemidori cultivar comes from Hioki city, Kagoshima prefecture. The...
Learn from Zero! How to Enjoy Japanese Tea (Book Review)
The original title of this book is ゼロから分かる！日本茶の楽しみ方. It’s written by Oscar Brekell. I wanted to read his three books. This was the one I was missing. It’s only...
Maruchu Fukamushi Sencha
Many thanks to Webexpoo.com for sending me this sample. Maruchu (丸忠) is a tea company in Kakegawa city, Shizuoka prefecture. They cultivate the tea using a sustainable farming practice,...
Japanese Green Tea Company Ceremonial Matcha
I received a special matcha sample, just in time to review it for my birthday. This ceremonial matcha from Japanese Green Tea Company won and award in the straight...
Yannoko Tea Wakoucha Sora
Yannoko Tea has added many Japanese black teas (wakoucha) to their website. Among them is this tea from the Yabukita cultivar made by Dokodemosora in Wakayama prefecture. Although they...
The Book of Japanese Tea (Book Review)
After reading the first book from Oscar Brekell, I was eager to read his other two books. I managed to get my hands on his latest book, published on...