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...
Teapigs Popcorn Tea
This is the first tea that I review for Teapigs, a company from the UK that has recently begun to sell tea in the US as well. Popcorn tea...
Podcast 015: Tea Culture in the UK
For people like me that have never experienced tea culture in the United Kingdom, this episode will be a good introduction. I talked with Kyle Whittington of Whittington’s Tea...
How to Store Green Tea
Unfortunately, green tea degrades quicker than other types of tea. Now that you’ve bought a premium green tea, make sure that you don’t let it go stale, or even...
MITE Sencha
I received this sencha sample from Hidenori Moriguchi of MITE. This company sells tea from Mie prefecture, and is just starting to reach out to the global market. Made...
World Tea Expo 2014 Part 4
This is the fourth part of the World Tea Expo 2014 series. If you haven’t already, read part 1, part 2, or part 3. On my last day at...
World Tea Expo 2014 Part 3
This is the third part of the World Tea Expo 2014 series. If you haven’t already, read part 1 or part 2. My tea expo adventure continued with Kotodo,...
World Tea Expo 2014 Part 2
This is the second part of the World Tea Expo 2014 series. Click here for part 1. I kept visiting the booths from companies that were either Japanese, or...
World Tea Expo 2014
The World Tea Expo is the most important trade show of the North American tea market. This time it was held in the Long Beach Convention Center. Tea suppliers...
Houjichai Recipe
Masala chai is a beverage made with tea that has become very popular lately. It originates from South Asia and consists of black tea, water, milk, spices and a...