Tea making is expression of bitter note. Bitterness is only relative to other flavors. Sweet taste in green tea is balanced by mild bitterness to give complete flavor profile while oxidation of bitter leaf adds floral and fruity notes. Many people think green tea is bitter. It’s true, green tea can be bitter. However, there […]
Hand Processing I do a lot of hand processing because I can learn a lot about tea leaf and how it goes through changes. At every moment I can feel the leaf and the change. The leaf tells me what to do at each stage. All the mistakes I make will show in the cup. […]
Nihoncha Instructor (or Japanese Tea Instructor) is a certification program offered by Nihoncha Instructor Association in Japan to help promote education and consumption of Japanese Tea. This program is rather standardised teaching the most popular Japanese green tea. Sencha is most commonly studied and many of the regional differences are standardised to teach one basic […]
It is often said that as tea plants get more stressed, the taste of tea becomes bolder and superior. Source of stress could be elevation, shading, and even soil conditions. In China, tea harvested in wild is often considered better quality than cultivated tea. Wild ones have stronger flavor and potent? Da hong bao is […]
The flavor and aroma of green tea are most significantly affected by roasting. The roast is the last step of the production process, once the leaf is already dry. The tea leaves below are our Roasted Green Tea, which optimized for roast flavor. The flavor and aroma are created by the roast, which is dictated […]
If you have bitter tea, add sugar and milk. That is one simple solution. If you have no control over tea cultivation and processing, climate, leaf material and processing, there are still ways to make your tea less bitter. If you don’t know where to start…. Try this first. Put 3g of tea leaves into […]
There are many types of green tea out there in Japan and if you are trying to choose one without knowing what you are looking for, you might get lost. Most of Japanese green teas are steam processed. This makes richer flavor than Chinese or pan fired green tea. However, steaming process tends to bring […]
Many people store green tea at room temperature in a kitchen cabinet, but is it keeping your tea fresh? If you are to get the maximum health benefit, you ought to know a few things to keep your tea fresh. First, we need to know what fresh tea is and how tea is affected in […]
There are many ways to prepare tea from traditional leaf style tea to tea bags to more ceremonial cha no yu, or tea ceremony. Even for leaf tea there are various instruments you can use to achieve the best result. Tea pot, mug strainer, some automated tea server, etc. When I choose a tea pot, […]
So many tea enthusiasts claim that certain type of water is better than others. I have heard some people mention that certain type of filtered water makes it better tasting. I remember seeing a water filter company at the world tea expo and they were very convincing. Of course,.that’s their product, they have to sell… […]