Benitachiwase (べにたちわせ) is an old cultivar developed at a time when Japan was very interested in competing in the black tea market. It is named after its three more...
Kawamotoya Blue Oolong Tea
Many thanks to Ippin for giving me a sample of this interesting tea. The brand is Kawamotoya. It’s the first time that I try it. This lightly oxidized oolong...
Dango with Matcha Syrup Recipe
I want to share with you a very simple dango recipe. Dango is a Japanese sweet made with glutinous rice flour. It is often served with tea, so this...
Takeno Joo
Takeno Jōō (武野 紹鴎) was the successor of Murata Jukō’s wabicha style of the Japanese tea ceremony. He was born in 1502 in what is now Nara prefecture. After...
Imayoshi Seicha Vintage Saemidori
While some green teas are often aged at low temperatures, the aging doesn’t last so long. This one, however, is from 2012! It’s a fukamushi sencha made by Imayoshi...
Western Versus Japanese Style Tea Brewing
At first I thought about using the title “Western vs Eastern Style Tea Brewing”. But after looking at some of the related articles online, I noticed that they are...
Podcast 035: Rishouen Tea
I had met Elsa Derrez and Naoki Kagata of Rishouen Tea a while ago, when I visited the company in Uji. Click here to read the post I wrote...
JapaneseGreenTeaIn.com Benifuuki
One of the most interesting things about the benifuuki tea cultivar is that when it’s processed as a green tea, it has a high content of methylated catechins. This...
Teatox: Herbal Tea in Detox Diets
Cleanse diets have become very popular, there are a great number of them. One of them is the detox diet, which often employ herbal tea blends. You’ve probably seen...
How to Make Matcha Iri Genmaicha
Matcha iri genmaicha (抹茶入玄米茶) is a blend of two very popular Japanese teas: matcha and genmaicha. If you ever feel like drinking a bolder version of a genmaicha, this...
Yannoko Tea Gyokuro Suzume
This review was possible thanks to Iain Scott of Yannoko Tea. I don’t drink gyokuro as much as I drink matcha or sencha, but nevertheless I always have a...
5 Reasons Why it’s Better to Drink Tea in Small Cups
If you’re drinking tea from a mug, you might be missing out. A mug’s capacity is often 8 to 12 fluid ounces, while traditional Chinese or Japanese style teacups...