After the cold winter, people are ready to enjoy spring. However, this season also comes with pollen, which is bad news if you happen to be allergic to it....
Sugimoto America Sencha Fukamushi
After the podcast episode with Sugimoto America, I was sent this tea for a review! It’s a deep-steamed sencha, a type of green tea that’s very popular in the...
Sugimoto America Tokoname Yuzamashi
I was looking for this type of yuzamashi (湯冷まし, water cooler) but it was very difficult to find. Luckily, I was able to buy it from Sugimoto America. This...
Podcast 014: Sugimoto America
Sugimoto America is a subsidiary of Sugimoto Seicha, a very old Japanese tea company. I interviewed Noli Ergas and he shared a good amount of information regarding the company...
Ippodo Gokujo Houjicha
Gokujo Houjicha (meaning finest quality houjicha) was sent to me for review by Ippodo, a Japanese tea company from Kyoto that also ships worldwide. The roasted bancha leaves are...
The Benifuuki Tea Cultivar
Benifuuki (べにふうき) loosely translates as “red riches and honors”. This cultivar that was originally meant for black tea and oolong, but is now also being processed as green tea....
Homemade Green Tea Mouthwash
Making your own homemade mouthwash is easy and inexpensive. I did some research online, and concluded that it was best to use water and baking soda as the main...
The Taste Of Tea Sakura Karigane
This tea from The Taste of Tea is very unique. It’s made of tea stems and sakura (Japanese cherry blossom) leaves. It won the first place in the blended...
The Infusiast: Diatribes from the Devotea (book review)
This tea book is different from the others in the sense that it’s not mainly about facts and figures, but more into opinion and a good dose of humor....
Podcast 013: Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms
This episode is a little different from the others, because one of the interviewees is speaking in Japanese! Simona Zavadckyte and Akihiro Kita (aka Akky) from Kyoto Obubu Tea...
Sakao Enterprise Konacha
I hadn’t drank konacha in a while, so receiving this sample from Sakao Enterprise was a good thing. As you know, konacha is the tea traditionally served at sushi...
Japan’s First Registered Tea Cultivar: Benihomare
Benihomare (べにほまれ, literally “red honor”) was registered as tea cultivar number 1 in 1953, the same year as the popular Yabukita cultivar, which is number 6. Japan is famous...