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Trying a Japanese Gaba Oolong for the first time

In previous years I have had the chance to try a handful of gaba oolongs, however all of those oolongs have been from Taiwan. So when I came across this Japanese gaba oolong from Kanes tea on the Yunomi Website, I knew I had to try it and see how it compared to the Taiwanese…
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Garden Glimpses – Tarui Tea Farm

In January I started a brand new series titled Garden Glimpses, a series in which each post focuses on a single Japanese tea garden / farm, highlighting the work they are doing alongside my personal experiences with them and the teas that I have had the chance to sample from them over the years since…
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Garden Glimpses – Azuma Tea Garden

The main focus of my blog over the last few years has been to shine a light onto Japanese tea and help as many people as possible gain in depth knowledge of the Japanese tea industry while aiming to support Japanese tea farms / farmers of all sizes. So during this year I’ll be continuing…
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Women in Tea – Yunomi.Life Sampler Gift Set | Review

Yunomi’s founder Ian Chun launched the Women in Tea Collection back in October 2021 in efforts to spotlight and encourage the women who have taken on leading roles in their businesses. They wanted to shine the light on these passionate women, and help connect their customers to some of these inspiring women. While women in the Japanese…
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The Best Japanese Teas To Drink During Autumn & Winter

We are well and truly into the autumn season here in the UK and winter is approaching fast, so just like almost every other tea lover out there I have been reaching for my autumn and winter teas. You may think that this is the one time of year I probably step away from Japanese…