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The Global Japanese Tea Association – Japanese Tea Marathon- Day 10 | Shiga
Day 10 of The Japanese Tea Marathon has arrived and today we are travelling to Shiga! Shiga is one of the few landlocked prefectures in Japan. Right in the center of Shiga though lies Japan’s largest lake, Biwa, and it is believed that people have lived around the lake since the stone age. Shiga is…
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The Global Japanese Tea Association – Japanese Tea Marathon – Day 1 | Kagoshima
Japanese tea is facing many challenges; younger people are moving to coffee, consumption is going down, tea is changing shape and being consumed mostly from bottles rather than being prepared in the traditional way with teaware like the Kyusu. Tea production has fallen 30% in the last 15 years – younger people don’t want to…
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Let’s Talk Tea | Street Tea – Genmaicha Chai | Review
Hey there Teacups! I’m back today with another Let’s Talk Tea post and this time around I’m going to be reviewing Street Tea’s – Genmaicha Chai. Street Tea very kindly sent me a package of their blends to try and while they all sound absolute fantastic, I couldn’t help but try this one first. Even…
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Let’s Talk Tea | Adagio Masters – Shincha Genmaicha | Review
Hey there Teacups!! I’m back today with another Let’s Talk Tea post and this time around I’m going to be reviewing Adagio’s – Shincha Genmaicha from their Masters Collection. In 2019 the team at Adagio Master very kindly sent me a selection of teas to try from their 2019 harvest and due to my health…
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Let’s Talk Tea | Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms – Genmaicha (Bancha) | Review
Hey there Teacups! I’m back today with another Let’s Talk Tea post and this time around I’m going to be reviewing Obubu Tea Farms – Genmaicha. I’m sure you all know well enough by now that Genmaicha is one of my favourite ways to drink green tea, there’s just something about it that I really…