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...
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...
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...