The reason I love this tea is simply the names it’s been called. My all-time favourite will forever be “Oolygoolgone tea”. The amount of interest in this forgotten tea has been through this particular piece of writing, where I uncover just what makes Oolong unique and how it travelled through history to meet with you…
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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…
How Green Tea became an integral part of the Chinese and Japanese culture
The history of how green tea spread across the globe is a truly fascinating topic. If you love history and tea then this series of blog posts can bridge the gap between your two loves. Unfortunately, as I do not have a thousand reams of paper handy I will be concentrating on how green tea…