It's All About Tea — japanese tea

...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)

Umami – the fifth taste, joining sweet, sour, salty, and bitter – is savory, lingering, and mouth-coating. In tea, it comes from L-theanine and glutamate, which is why Gyokuro and Matcha taste so distinctly rich and full. Here's the science behind it. (Read more)

The main type of tea that is produced and consumed in Japan is green tea. When drinking any one of our Japanese green teas, be ready to get transported into the mountains of Japan. Experience the passion of the farmers, tending to their crops with great care to ensure the most extraordinary umami. (Read more)