Gyokuro Super Premium from Hibiki-an
I am getting more and more fond of gyokuro lately. It might be because I now have become used to the taste, but also because I now have more experience brewing it. I have really noticed that to fully...
View ArticleHoujicha (Bancha) from Hibiki-an
It has been a long time since I have written anything here. A certain earthquake in 2011 kept me busy for a while, and afterwards I guess I did not find the motivation to continue logging as much. That...
View Article高級雁ヶ音ほうじ茶 (High Grade Karigane Houjicha) from Fujiya Chaho
My browser just died on me three times now, so I will write a better note later when I have the motivation again.
View Article天龍の恵 (Tenryu no megumi) from 明治神宮文化館 (Meiji jingu bunkakan)
My apologies for not writing any notes here for a long time. Exams, traveling and the lack of any special tea experience makes it hard to find the time or motivation. That, however, clearly changed...
View ArticleTikuanyin from Lupicia
Sixth sample from Lupicia. It has been long since I have had any decent oolong tea apart from the bottled Suntory one. Oolong tea is quite popular in Japan, but still I feel that while a lot of shops...
View ArticleSencha "Nara" from Lupicia
Fifth tea from the sample pack. I have never tasted tea from Nara before so when I was preparing this, I was thinking that this tea should be a quite nice and interesting experience. And I was right -...
View ArticleLa Belle Epoque from Lupicia
Fourth sample of the eight samples in the Lupicia pack. Halfway through already. I should really buy more sample packs, but then I would rather look for more Japanese or Chinese tea samplers, as I have...
View ArticleSencha "Matsuri" from Lupicia
Third tea from the Lupicia pack. This 'festival' sencha is clearly a fukamushi sencha as it is written on the leaves and in Japanese on the package. (One thing that strikes me is how much that I could...
View ArticleKaga Bocha from Lupicia
Second tea from the sample pack. This time it is Kaga Bocha. The first thing I noticed when I opened the package was the light brown/green colour. This is an excellent sign of a decent houjicha....
View ArticleDarjeeling The First Flush from Lupicia
Since a got a sample pack from Lupicia for Christmas I have decided to try these teas during the winter holiday. First one out is the Darjeeling, The First Flush. Since it is about 5g per pack of tea I...
View ArticleTorooricha (とろーり茶) from Unzenen (雲仙園)
As I have been able to acquire some decent tea making equipment during the last month, I have also had the opportunity to make “better” tea, knowing the exact water temperature and not using bad tap...
View ArticleNetto Gyokuro (熱湯玉露) from Ocha no Ujiya (お茶の宇治屋)
I received this tea from a Japanese friend of mine after he had been to Kyoto. ( I live just outside Tokyo at the moment.) Being all new to gykuro teas I decided to gather various information about the...
View ArticleThe European Jasmine Tea from Suntory
About one week ago I said that there might be a limit to how good a tea can taste when bottled and iced. I take that back - at least to some degree. Perhaps a bit ironically, it would be The "European"...
View ArticleYabukitacha from Yamakien (やまき園)
I bought this tea while on a trip in Hakone, an place perhaps more known for its many hot springs than tea. The area is however very close to Shizouka, so the fact that it also was a fair amount of tea...
View ArticleIyemon Cha from Suntory
Iyemoncha seems to be quite popular in Japan, produced in a certain tea garden in the Kyoto prefecture (Unfortunately, I was unable to read the name of this garden), and possible to buy almost...
View ArticleMatcha iri Genmaicha from Unzenen (雲仙園)
Ever since I got a 200g bag with Matcha iri Genmaicha from an old Japanese couple I was visiting back in 2009, I have been longing for more of this kind of tea. This time I went to buy a more expensive...
View ArticleEarl Grey from St. James Teas
Black blended teas as Earl Grey can often be very good when one is living in a country full of green teas. Being in Japan at the moment, this is what passed through my mind when I bought this tea. (The...
View ArticleKukicha from Le Palais des Thes
This tea certainly differs from other Japanese teas such as sencha or macha, being less bitter and a bit more subtle, yet quite refreshing. Very tasy!
View ArticleTawaramine Shincha from Le Palais des Thes
Renowned for its quality and taste, I decided to try this although I am leaving for Japan in about two weeks and should really be consuming the tea I already have. As I am not a big fan of the...
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