93%… Organic Matcha-iri Genmaicha ~ Hibiki-An 28 Jan 201625 Sep 2016 Despite being excited about it for months, so far I've only managed to review one tea from Hibiki-an, Organic Sencha Superior. At this point i have two others waiting to…
92%… Japan Bancha ~ TeaGschwendner 7 Nov 201525 Sep 2016 Japan Bancha is a classic Green tea not unlike sencha in many respects. Although Bancha is the same cultivar as sencha, it is harvested after the monsoons (between summer and…
94%… Anji White ~ Goldfish Tea 5 Nov 201525 Sep 2016 Anji White, also known as Anji Bai Cha (安吉白茶), is a comparatively rare high grown Chinese Green cultivar. Although called Anji White, Anji Bai Cha is actually a Green (no doubt…
94%… Organic Sencha Fukamushi ~ Upton Tea Imports 27 Sep 201525 Sep 2016 When i first opened Organic Sencha Fukamushi i was floored with how thick this matcha-like-without-being-a-true-powder appeared. When i poured it out onto my digital scale, i quickly exceeded the 2.25 gram…
91%… Jeju Island Green ~ TeaVana 23 Jun 201530 Jan 2016 Since Jeju Island Green is a TeaVana tea, I thought it only fitting that I brew it in my TeaVana Perfect T-maker. Ordinarily I would brew an astringent fine Green…
93%… Kyoto Sencha Rose Festival ~ Eli 25 May 201520 Dec 2015 Green tea is easily the most versatile tea. Many companies make combinations with Black thinking that contrasting the bitter flavor of the Black against an Herb or Fruit will yield…
97%… Gyokuro ~ Eli 26 Mar 201529 Sep 2016 Warning, fangirl gushing ahead... After writing so many of these posts, eventually at some point if a vendor chooses to simply call their tea "gyokuro", I can't really let that…
91%… Three Green Tea 9 Mar 201520 Dec 2015 Pukka. I've always thought it was a deliriously cute name for a stuffed animal, or a barque cat. Well, today I'm drinking my first ever Pukka tea, and I'm crossing…
A2 Local… Japan Kabusecha 13 Dec 201420 Dec 2015 Tonight I'm celebrating my last day living in Washtenaw County (after 5 1/2 years) by visiting a few of my favorite tea houses. To start off, I hit up Cafe…
Green… Matcha Love ~ Itoen 2 Jun 201421 Dec 2015 A while back I wrote about my fondness for canned green tea. Yesterday I discovered a new species that can be got State-side. Itoen, better known for their bottled green…
Green… Itoen Bagged Maccha/Sencha Blend 26 Mar 201421 Dec 2015 Although no one spells it this way, maccha is really the correct transliteration using today's standard Hepburn romanisation method. It's a bit like no one who doesn't study Japanese in…
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