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...
Boke Bancha Review
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...
Jade Leaf Matcha Classic Ceremonial Matcha
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...
Podcast 037: The Tea Crane Kickstarter
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,...
Podcast 036: Pairing Green Tea with Cheese
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...
Smile Tea Organic Houjicha
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....
Matcha Cafe Maiko Las Vegas
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...
Jane Pettigrew’s World of Tea (Book Review)
I bought this book at the World Tea Expo. Jane Pettigrew had her own booth where she was promoting her book. This is the biggest and heaviest tea book...
Kaneroku Matsumoto Tea Garden Smoked Black Tea
I received this sample from Yunomi.life. While there are smoked teas in China, this is the first time for Japan. That’s why I was interested in reviewing it. Kaneroku...
World Tea Expo 2018 Part 4
This is part 4 of a series about the World Tea Expo 2017. Click here for part 1. This year the expo was smaller in terms of vendors. The...
World Tea Expo 2018 Part 3
This is part 3 of a series about the World Tea Expo 2018. Click here for part 1. Korean tea companies have maintained a good presence since last year....
World Tea Expo 2018 Part 2
There was another company at the expo that I had not seen before, Jade Leaf Matcha. Marc Raymond, who is the manager, gave me a sample of the company’s...