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…
95%… Gyokuro ~ Nishida Haruka Zono 25 Dec 201530 Jan 2016 No, this post is not about Kanamemo. Nishida Haruka Zono is the name of a kisaten (and probably tea master) in Kyoto. Sorry anime fans. ;) I hope you'll excuse the…
Green… Incursion: Hibiki-An 15 Nov 201525 Sep 2016 Hibiki-An is the one tea shop I've actually visited in Japan (in Utsunomi?). It's kind of fabulous. I had almost forgotten about its existence until i stumbled across their international…
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…
ChocolaTea… Kukicha Extra 26 Feb 201520 Dec 2015 The writing of this post is intentionally flowery and poetic to illustrate a point. Feel free to skip this one if you start feeling impatient. ;) On rare occasions I…
Bubble Tea… Homemade Bubble Tea 19 Feb 201520 Dec 2015 I've been kicking around this idea for some time now, but until today I had't quite perfected the recipe. My gift to you: homemade bubble tea: a DIY guide. You…
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…
Black… Kouchahime Mild 185 ~ Sangaria 28 Aug 201420 Dec 2015 I can't be 100% sure without going back through all my notes but, my best guess is that Sangaria's Kochahime Mild 185 is the worst tea I've ever tasted. I've had…
Green… Oishii Ocha ~ Sangaria 27 Aug 201420 Dec 2015 Before i get into today's review i thought i'd share a painfully amusing anecdote of my life experience of the last 12 hours. After driving home last night around midnight,…
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