Hatsumomiji (はつもみじ) refers to the first maple leaves to turn red in autumn. This was the first hybrid between a Japanese native tea plant and a black tea cultivar from Assam, hence the name. It is used for making black … Continue reading
This is one of those tea samples that for some reason I didn’t review quickly, so I forgot about it until now. It happens when I receive too many teas for review at once and there’s a long queue already … Continue reading
I received this sample from Jade Leaf Matcha at the World Tea Expo. The company has three ceremonial matchas. This one is the most economic. All of them come from Uji and are organic. This online tea store ships to … Continue reading
Tyas Sōsen from The Tea Crane has been working on a new tea project. In this podcast we talk about his Kickstarter campaign, organic and natural teas in Japan, how to prepare them, and about teas other than the usual … Continue reading
In this episode I talk with Robert Wemischner, the author of Cooking with Tea, about pairing green tea with cheese. Robert is very knowledgeable about tea pairings, I attended one of his tea and cheese pairing sessions at the World … Continue reading
Smile tea is a new brand created for selling through Amazon. It’s manufactured in Kagoshima prefecture by Kagoshima Seicha. They gave me this sample at the World Tea Expo. I must admit that I haven’t reviewed a houjicha in more … Continue reading
I had the opportunity to visit Matcha Cafe Maiko while I was in Las Vegas. Noli Ergas told me about it. We went there together with the rest of the staff from Sugimoto America. Matcha Cafe Maiko also has a … Continue reading
