I visited Maiko Tea many years ago when I was on a tea tour in Kyoto prefecture. What I remember the most is that they served me a gyokuro...
Mitocha Makibi Kancha
I’ve known about kancha for years, but I only managed to get my hands on a sample now. It is quite rare. In fact, this isn’t the original one...
Stories of Japanese Tea (Book Review)
Thanks to Princeton Architectural Press, I obtained a copy of this book before it was published. The author is Zach Mangan, founder of Kettl. I haven’t tried their teas...
Tezumi Handpicked Honyama Sencha
Since most Japanese tea is harvested by machine, obtaining one picked by hand isn’t easy. I’m very eager to taste this asamushi (light steamed) sencha from the Honyama region...
Tales of The Tea Trade (Book Review)
This book was published a few years ago by Michelle and Rob Comins. They own Comins Tea, a tea house in the UK. The first chapters introduce the authors,...
Sugimoto Tea Benifuuki Sencha
This tea is an asamushi (light steamed) sencha from Kagoshima prefecture. It’s also organic, and from the first harvest of 2021. Many thanks to Sugimoto Tea for giving me...
Grow Your Own Tea (Book Review)
I had this book in my wish list for more than a year. I hadn’t read it because I thought that I should own a tea plant first. But...