It's All About Tea — green tea

Longjing Dragon Well Green Tea is one of the most sought-after teas hailing from China. West Lake Dragon Well Green Tea is known as one of China's top ten teas. It is frequently served to VIP guests and heads of state who are visiting China. How did it earn such a position? And what makes it unique? Let's find out! (Read more)

Let's take an in-depth look at matcha vs. green tea. Yes, technically, matcha is green tea. But we cannot take the green tea leaves we have sitting in our cupboard and grind those up. Matcha tea processing is a complex tradition that dates back hundreds of years. Even the tea leaves farmers use to prepare the powder require special growing conditions. So let's discuss what makes both matcha powder and Japanese green tea so unique in their own way. (Read more)

Hojicha (焙じ茶) is a Japanese roasted green tea – warm, nutty, and low in caffeine. Unlike most Japanese teas, which are steamed to preserve their fresh, grassy character, hojicha goes through an additional step: high-heat roasting that transforms the leaf from green to reddish-brown, eliminates bitterness, and produces a caramel-like aroma that fills the room. Most hojicha is made from kukicha – stems and stalks – which is why its caffeine content is among the lowest of any true tea. One of Japan's most beloved everyday drinks, and an excellent choice for evenings. (Read more)

Japan doesn't leave much time to relax. As soon as the breathtaking cherry blossom season is over, comes the start of a new time of year — Shincha season.

For many Japanese tea lovers out there, May is basically a holy month!

Tea connoisseurs flock to the markets to secure for themselves some of the year’s limited supply of first flush (Read more)

...It wasn’t until much later on, in the year 1191 that tea really started growing as a culture after being reintroduced by the Zen priest Eisai, who brought the seeds to Kyoto - the capital and cultural center of Japan at the time. (Read more)