Akira Hojo | HOJO Online Speciality Tea Shop- Part 21

[2013.09.25]

3 Important Points for Preparing The Nice Cup of Iced Darjeeling Tea

• How to enjoy tea
• 1st Flush
• Autumnal
• Black Tea
• Darjeeling
• Darjeeling Tea
• Ice tea, cold tea and cold water brewing
• India
• Tea Brewing Technque

Darjeeling tea is a delicious beverage when drank as iced tea. My family, especially my children love iced Darjeeling tea very much. Assuming you would to prepare an iced Darjeeling tea, how would you do it? Would you just brew it and leave it to cool? If so, the tea won’t taste excellent. With just …

[2013.09.07]

Charcoal does not always promise a nice cup of tea

• Teapot and Tea Equipment
• Science between the taste of tea and material

Do you believe that charcoal treated water sometimes spoil the taste of tea?Some people place a piece of charcoal in water, hoping that it improves the taste of water. Charcoal has two functions when it is placed in water. Absorbs organic substance such as chlorine. Releases minerals Reduces Chlorine Content This is the most well-known …

[2013.08.29]

The taste of water differs depending on how tetsubin is made

• Teapot and Tea Equipment
• Japanese Teapot and Tea Equipment
• Japanese cast iron kettle/Tetsubin

Many people are aware that a tetsubin effects the taste of water by making it smoother. But, do you know that different brands or different manufacturing method affects the taste remarkably too? I’ve carried out the following experiment to verify the effects of the taste between the different manufacturing processes. Kamayaki process that affects the …

[2013.08.18]

Gong Ting Jin Hao, the Ripe Pu-erh Tea made from Golden Buds

• New Arrival at HOJO Online Shop
• Types of Tea
• China
• Fermented Tea
• Post Fermented Tea
• Pu-erh Tea and Dark Tea
• Ripe Pu-erh Tea
• Ripe Pu-erh Tea Processing
• What's New?
• Yunnan

We have just released our Gong Ting Jin Hao Ripe Pu-erh tea. In Chinese, Gong Ding means imperial and Jin Hao means golden hair. 2 Different Types of Ripe Pu-erh Before we go into details about the Gong Ting Jin Hao ripe pu-erh tea, I would like to explain about two different types of ripe …

[2013.08.14]

Are not you choosing teapot just by color?

• Featured Articles
• Teapot and Tea Equipment
• Banko Teapot
• Japanese Teapot and Tea Equipment
• Mumyoi Clay Teapot
• Nosaka Clay Teapot
• Sado Red Clay Teapot
• Shigaraki Clay Teapot

The colour and texture of the teapot varies a lot, where the same clay could turn red, purple or black based on just the firing technique. In addition, the use of different firing techniques not only changes the colour of clay, but also the taste and flavour of the tea when it is brewed. Therefore, …

[2013.08.05]

Gu Shu Yinzhen, the Yunnan White Tea made from the old tea tree

• New Arrival at HOJO Online Shop
• Types of Tea
• China
• What's New?
• White Tea
• Yunnan

We have just released Gu Shu Yinzhen. Gu Shu means “old tree” in Chinese. This tea was produced from the tea trees that aged about a few hundred years old. The tea trees were owned by the minority ethnics in Yunnan who strictly followed the traditions of their ancestors. The tea is produced from the …

[2013.08.01]

Pre-Booking: Phoenix Lao Cong Gui Hua Xiang Dan Cong

• New Arrival at HOJO Online Shop
• Types of Tea
• China
• Chinese Oolong Tea
• Guangdong
• Oolong Tea
• Phoenix Dan Cong Oolong Tea
• What's New?

Why do we have to visit Phoenix town every year? We have been visiting Phoenix town every year since 2010. Sometimes, my customers query and wonder why do I have to make trips there rather than just request some samples instead. Without a doubt, it would be easier, cost saving and time efficient if the …

[2013.07.31]

The Secret of Grading on Ripe Pu-erh Tea

• Tea Processing
• China
• Fermented Tea
• Post Fermented Tea
• Ripe Pu-erh Tea Processing
• Yunnan

The ripe Pu-erh tea is often classified into various grades. The highest grade of the ripe Pu-erh tea is called the Imperial Grade (宮廷普洱), followed by the Special Grade, the Gift Tea Grade, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade and till 10th Grade. However, the grading of ripe Pu-erh tea does …

[2013.07.29]

Minerals that dominate the After Taste of tea

• Tea constituents and functional effect
• Mineral
• Science between the taste of tea and material
• Tea Constituents

The after taste of tea is one of the most important criteria in selecting tea. To demonstrate that after taste can be influenced by the minerals that exist in tealeaves, I conducted an experiment to prove my point. Experiment: Burning tealeaves into ashes and use them to brew tea The aim of this experiment is …

[2013.07.26]

Video: Pan-frying Process of Pu-erh Tea

• Tea Processing
• Video
• China
• Fermented Tea
• Pu-erh Tea and Dark Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea Processing
• Yunnan

I made a video showing the pan-frying process of pu-erh tea. It was recorded this year when I visited Yunnan in April. This is the manufacturer who produced one of our raw pu-erh tea lineups : Mang Qing 芒慶. Raw pu-erh tea is a fermented tea The purpose of frying the tea leaves is to …