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...
Mellow Monk Artisan’s Reserve
Artisan’s Reserve is one of the top teas from Mellow Monk. It’s a blend of shaded and unshaded tamaryokucha, which are also deep steamed (fukamushicha). Very unique. The first...
Professional Tea Session With Obubu Team
I had the pleasure of attending a professional tea session with Obubu. The way I found out about this service was through Obubu’s newsletter. It sounded interesting, so I...
Postcard Teas Hijiri Sencha
I must thank Kyle Whittington for sending me this tea from Postcard Teas. This sencha is very interesting, because it’s a blend of Yabukita and yamacha tea leaves. It’s...
The Taste Of Tea Stay Clear
Stay Clear is a powdered Benifuuki green tea from The Taste of Tea. It’s one of the teas from the Functional Teas line. As its name implies, it helps...
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...
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 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....
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...
Obubu Tea Houjicha Smoky Roast
I’m going to try a houjicha with a smoky roast for the first time. This tea from yunomi.life is one of the various types of houjicha from the Obubu...