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[2019.11.07]

Do you know that organic tea does not mean healthy?

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• How to choose quality tea
• Agricultural Practice
• Material Quality of Tea
• Quality component of tea

Have you ever heard about sustainable tea garden? It means tea garden is independent from human and being able to continue to propagate as part of ecology. Every year we spend nearly two months in Yunnan for sourcing tea. We make sure that all of our Yunnan teas are from the sustainable tea garden. The …

[2015.05.28]

What Everybody Ought to Know About Pu-erh Tea

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• Types of Tea
• China
• Fermented Tea
• Post Fermented Tea
• Pu-erh Tea and Dark Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea
• Raw Pu-erh Tea Processing
• Ripe Pu-erh Tea
• Ripe Pu-erh Tea Processing
• Yunnan

What are the criteria that define the quality of pu-erh tea? How do we choose the right quality? Every year, I regularly visit Yunnan and stay there for a few weeks. In this article, I would like to share my experiences with you. What is pu-erh Tea? Historically, pu-erh tea was produced by the minority …

[2015.04.19]

Iga Natural Red Clay from the Hometown of Ninja

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• Teapot and Tea Equipment
• Iga Red Clay
• Japanese Teapot and Tea Equipment

I discovered very interesting clay in Iga, a place known as the hometown of Ninja in Japan. We are preparing to produce teapots using this special clay. Taste of tea differs a lot depending on the clay The clay used for making teapot influences the taste and flavour of tea. It sometimes enhances the depth …

[2014.10.02]

Selecting Suitable Clay for Japanese Green Tea

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• Teapot and Tea Equipment
• Banko Teapot
• Deep Steamed (Fukamushi) Sencha
• Gyokuro
• Japanese Green Tea
• Japanese Teapot and Tea Equipment
• Mumyoi Clay Teapot
• Nosaka Clay Teapot
• Sado Red Clay Teapot
• Science between the taste of tea and material
• Sencha
• Shigaraki Clay Teapot

I would like to explain the points on how to choose the right type of clay teapot for a Japanese green tea. The taste alteration by various clay teapots The taste of tea will noticeably change depending on the type of clay we use. The outcome in the taste alteration using a clay teapot is …

[2013.08.14]

Are not you choosing teapot just by color?

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• 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, …

[2013.06.19]

The Secret of Phoenix Dan Cong Oolong

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• China
• Chinese Oolong Tea
• Guangdong
• Oolong Tea
• Phoenix Dan Cong Oolong Tea

Phoenix Dan Cong oolong is produced from Chao-zhou, Guangdong province. In Phoenix town, the oldest tea tree tea is at around 900 years old. However please do not misunderstand that the process of making phoenix dan cong oolong was invented about 300 years ago. Phoenix Dan Cong Oolong has a lot of similarity with Wu …

[2013.03.20]

Do we have to use one tea pot for one tea?

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

It often comes to the discussion whether or not we should use one teapot for one tea. I would like to share some knowledge based on my first hands experience.   It is the mineral that you need to care     Flavor of tea disappear fast as it get oxidized 1. Flavor of tea …