After attending the seminar of Fred Yoo about Korean tea at the World Tea Expo, I couldn’t resist buying his book. I know next to nothing about the subject,...
The Minamisayaka Tea Cultivar
Minamisayaka (みなみさやか,南爽 ) can be translated as “south freshness”. This cultivar is known for its aroma. It is milky, floral and refreshing. While initially meant for sencha, from what...
The Tea Crane Minamisayaka Organic Oolong
Tyas from The Tea Crane sent me some of his teas for review. While all of them are very interesting, he told me to start with this organic oolong...
Podcast 031: Japanese Green Tea In
In this episode I interview Kei Nishida, the founder of Japanese Green Tea In. This online store sells Japanese tea in the US, which they source from Arahataen Green...
World Tea Expo 2017 Part 5
This is part 5 of a series about the World Tea Expo 2017. Click here for part 1. This was the last day of the World Tea Expo. The...
World Tea Expo 2017 Part 4
This is part 4 of a series about the World Tea Expo 2017. Click here for part 1. From S sells beauty products made with green tea. If I’m...
World Tea Expo 2017 Part 3
This is part 3 of a series about the World Tea Expo 2017. Click here for part 1. Dobashien is at the expo every year. I recognized tea master...
World Tea Expo 2017 Part 2
I kept focusing on the Japanese tea companies on the first day of the expo. Nihon Nosan makes organic tea in Shizuoka prefecture. From left to right in the...
World Tea Expo 2017
At first I didn’t think that I would be able to attend this year’s World Tea Expo. My finances weren’t good, but in the end things got better so...
Rishouen Tea Sencha Z1
When I visited Rishouen Tea in Uji, they let me try some of their teas. One of them was a sencha from the Z1 cultivar. It was the first...
The Z1 Tea Cultivar
The Z1 cultivar is quite rare. It’s difficult to find even inside Japan. There’s also very little information about it, because it’s not a registered tea cultivar. So why...
Nana’s Green Tea
The last few days that I was in Tokyo I had the chance to visit Nana’s Green Tea. This green tea cafe chain has been called the Japanese Starbucks....