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Sakura Sessions – Chiyonoen Tea Garden: #27 Mountain-Grown Yame Sakura Leaf Black Tea
The week before last I started a series here on my blog titled Sakura Sessions. I knew that the first tea featured for this series had to be my favourite Sakura Sencha, a true staple in my tea collection at all times of the year. My aim with this series is just to show how I…
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Sakura Sessions – Chasandai: Sakura Sencha with Sugared Sakura Leaves
I couldn’t let sakura season pass without talking about Chasandai: Sakura Sencha with Sugared Sakura Leaves 桜煎茶 – A blend of sencha, sugared sakura (Japanese Cherry Blossom) leaves and dried Sakura blossom petals from Chasandai’s tea factory in Shimane Prefecture Japan, that inspired me to put together the sakura sessions series for this years sakura…
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Tasting Sessions – Amethyst Gaba Oolong (Mei Leaf)
I’m sure that it will come as no shock to any of you that I’m writing a tasting sessions post for yet another tea from Mei Leaf. I didn’t plan on this when I last ordered a bunch of samples as I had no idea what to expect from what I had ordered. I had…
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Tasting Sessions : Ogura Tea Garden: First Flush Yabukita Wakocha
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve done a tasting sessions post hasn’t it! Totally not an intended break at all, but one I just had to take due to medical issues. However I recently tried a new First Flush, Yabukita Wakoucha from Ougra Tea Garden. Over the years I’ve tried a fantastic selection of…
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Building My Own Japanese Tea Advent Calendar – Ft Yunomi Tea
The Festive season is almost here and of course, I like many of you out there want to combine my love of tea and Christmas together in the form of a tea advent Calander. There are some option out there for traditional tea lovers but they are very limited, some only ship within specific countries…