In February I was given the opportunity to spend a week on work experience with the Taylors of Harrogate tea buying team. This blog post will discuss everything I learned, including the time I spent trying the numerous teas. History A former agent at a tea company in London, Charles Taylor, established C.E. Taylor &…
Category: Tea Tasting Events
Fukamushi-Cha Tea Tasting Review
In a previous post, I mentioned attending a tea tasting held by the city of Kakegawa. Well, this blog entails all I learnt about the Japanese style tea tasting as well as what I thought of those delicious teas. The secret to different teas lies in the cultivation and further processing. Sencha is made from…
Kakegawa City
On the 15th December my compatriots and I, travelled to Kensington, London, to participate in an exciting Kakegawa tea tasting event. This event featured a slideshow presentation discussing the tea growing region Kakegawa propounded by Asako Steward, followed by an opportunity to taste Fukamushi-Cha, through both the official Japanese tea tasting evaluation style as well…