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...
Goishicha
Goishicha (碁石茶, go stone tea) is a rare Japanese dark (post-fermented) tea made in Ōtoyo Town, Kochi prefecture. It’s classified as a type of bancha, although it’s not a...
Pests of the Tea Plant in Japan
Pests are a a major problem for farmers, and tea farmers are no exception. Here’s a list of some of the most common pests that attack the tea plant...
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...
Podcast 021: The Enshu School of The Japanese Tea Ceremony
The Enshu school of the Japanese tea ceremony isn’t very well known, but I find it intriguing because it was founded by a feudal lord and hence it is...
The Yumewakaba Tea Cultivar
The Yumewakaba (ゆめわかば, dream young leaf) is a Japanese tea cultivar developed by the Saitama Prefectural Agriculture and Forestry Research Center. Its yield at harvest and picking time are...
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...