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...
Tea and Wine: A Comparison
Are you a wine enthusiast? Tea and wine are very similar. If you like one, there’s a high chance that you will enjoy the other one as well. In...
Podcast 018: Tealet
Elyse Petersen is well known in the tea industry. She is the founder of Tealet, a tea company that aims to narrow the gap between tea producers and tea...
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....
Podcast 017: Aiya America
In this episode I interview James Oliveira of Aiya America. Aiya is the largest producer of matcha in the world. I first met James at the World Tea Expo,...
The Musashikaori Tea Cultivar
The Mushashikaori tea cultivar, meaning “Musashi aroma” is named after the Musashi province, which encompassed what is now Tokyo and Saitama prefectures. It was registered in 1997 as Japanese...
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 Unkai Tea Cultivar
The Unkai (うんかい) cultivar is named “sea of clouds” (雲海) and is used for making kamairicha. It was developed by the Miyazaki Agricultural Research Institute and registered in 1970...
Podcast 016: Japanese Tea Cultivars
This is the first time that I record a joint podcast with a fellow podcaster: TJ Williamson from the World Tea Podcast. The same audio file will be published...
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...
Measuring Loose Leaf Tea: Weight vs Volume
Have you ever tried measuring tea leaves to make a cup of tea by weight instead of volume? Most tea drinkers just use a teaspoon and there’s nothing wrong...
The Takachiho Tea Cultivar
Takachiho (たかちほ) is a special cultivar in the sense that it was developed for kamairicha production. This cultivar is named after Takachiho (高千穂) town in Miyazaki prefecture and was...