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Matcha Quality: Ceremonial vs. Culinary and Why It Matters

High-quality matcha provides clean, steady energy without the jitters, supports a calmly alert mind, and delivers a spectrum of micronutrients and antioxidants. Many people enjoy m...

Current state of Japanese tea farming

With the blessing of Master Sakamoto, I have taken the liberty of translating his speech about the current state of Japanese tea agriculture.       "Hello ev...

Yabukita tea cultivar

Yabukita: The Emperor of Japanese Tea Cultivars   Japan and its teas are renowned for their precision, quality, and tradition. One of the most important and commonly encount...

• Freshness of Tea - holy grail

Shincha: Fresh tea from the first spring harvest. Ideal for a refreshing spring drink. Tastes best within 3 months of harvest. Ironically, later-harvested shincha can be of h...

• Gyokuro

Gyokuro, also known as jade dew, is the rarest of Japanese teas. Even in Japan, where tea is traditionally a part of life, Gyokuro is regarded with almost religious reverence and ...

• Youtube

Our youtube channel dedicated to japanase green tea. Especially gyokuro and matcha...

• How to store tea

Anyone who is enchanted by the world of tea leaves will soon notice that more and more open bags of loose tea are gradually appearing in their homes. For a while the teas multiply ...

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