The post is finally here!!! I bought these smoked teas over a year ago and was waiting for a good time to sit down and drink them and… that time never really came. So I just bit the bullet and had them anyway (now I just have to do the same for the teas I… Read More Trying 3 Japanese Smoked Teas
I have been rather quiet about my Sayama teas recently because of all the other teas that I’ve been getting, but I recently cracked open the Yutakamidori cultivar’s sencha and black tea versions and thought it might be fun to do a comparison! I’ve been doing reviews of the cultivars for a bit so I… Read More Tea Comparisons: Yutakamidori’s Sencha vs Black Tea Versions
I must be in some kind of productive phase because I’m here with my second review from the Rare Tea Subscription that I’m sharing with a friend. My expectations are all over the place for this limited edition sencha – they are pretty high because the white tea from the first month was delicious, but… Read More Tea Review: Limited Edition Sencha by Rare Tea Company
It has been a long time, but I finally opened the sencha that I got… last year! That’s later than I would like and I’m just glad it was properly sealed. I got this 星野さつき (Hoshino Satsuki) sencha from Karel Capek, but it actually comes from Hoshino Seichaen (星野製茶園) in Yame, Fukuoka. The Hoshino Satsuki… Read More Tea Review: 星野さつき (Hoshino Satsuki) by Karel Capek
When I was in Korea, we stopped by the 7-eleven near the hotel pretty often. I kept looking at the tea section (as I do in many stores) and eventually, decided to try a 7-eleven brand tea because… I was just curious about how good it could be. The Difference between Brown Rice Green Tea… Read More Tea Review: Brown Rice Green Tea from 7-Eleven Korea
We’re now counting down to the last three teas in the Renegade Taster Set! This is the last green tea – Tulip Garden and here’s the tea description from Renegade Tea: Tulip Garden’s recipe got an upgrade last year – we tweaked the process to make it more floral and complex and we think we succeeded… Read More Tea Review: Tulip Garden by Renegade Tea
It’s been a while, so it’s time for another review of a renegade tea. As a recap, I bought a sample pack of tea from Renegade Tea Farms and I’ve been slowly going through them. This time, I thought I’ll try a green tea called Sunset Garden. Here’s what Renegade Tea farmers have to say… Read More Tea Review: Sunset Garden by Renegade Tea
The title of this post sounds like it could be a video, but I didn’t take any so let me try to set the scene: It’s a Sunday afternoon and I’m meeting a friend who’s been living overseas. After forgetting to bring teas once, I have finally smuggled a few packets into a local teahouse.… Read More I tried 2 Renegade Teas with my Friend
Hello tea friends!! I’m finally at a stage where I can slowly open up new packets of tea to enjoy! These two teas were actually teas that I bought during my trip to San Francisco (I’ve got more that need to be reviewed too!). Aged Earl Grey Tea I actually found Numi Tea after I… Read More Quick Tea Reviews: 2 Numi Teas (Aged Earl Grey and Jasmine Green)
Hello friends! This is the last post in the tea 101 series for a while, and I’m excited to share a cultivar that’s completely new to me – the Tsuyuhikari (つゆひかり)! What is the Tsuyuhikari cultivar? The Tsuyuhikar was created by the Shizuoka Tea Experiment Station (静岡県茶業試験場) in 1970 by crossing Shizu7132 (静7132) as the… Read More Tea 101: Tsuyuhikari