My Japanese Green Tea

The post Podcast 055: Tea Vendor first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.I've known Salvador Sosa for many years. We finally managed to record this podcast, where we talk about Tea Vendor. Perhaps you know this tea company by its previous name:... Continue reading The post Podcast 055: Tea Vendor first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.

The post Podcast 054: Tezumi first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.While I have reviewed teas from Tezumi before, I didn't know much about them. In this episode I interview David Lavecchia, who is one of the three co-founders. David is... Continue reading The post Podcast 054: Tezumi first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.

The post Podcast 053: The Kamikatsu Awa Bancha Association first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.I was recently contacted by Kanji Nakata from the Kamikatsu Awa Bancha Association. His English is quite good, so we decided to record this podcast episode. We talk about Awa... Continue reading The post Podcast 053: The Kamikatsu Awa Bancha Association first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.

The post Podcast 052: Steeped first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.A while ago I was contacted by Tristan Otto, the co-founder of Steeped. I didn't know that this app existed, so I talked with Tristan to learn more about it.... Continue reading The post Podcast 052: Steeped first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.

The post Podcast 051: Osadaen first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.In this episode I interview James Johnson from Osadaen. We talk about their different teas, for example the dark tea yamabuki nadeshiko. This tea company led by Osada Natsumi is... Continue reading The post Podcast 051: Osadaen first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.

The post Podcast 050: Matcha Kanaya first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.I was contacted by a new online tea store: Matcha Kanaya. Osami Ogai and the owner Tsutomu Sugiyama tell us about Shimada city in Shizuoka prefecture, their matcha, and how... Continue reading The post Podcast 050: Matcha Kanaya first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.

The post Podcast 049: Tea Ceremony Online Course first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.In this episode I talk with Tyas Sosen about his 6 week tea ceremony intensive course. At the end of the course, you will be able to perform a basic... Continue reading The post Podcast 049: Tea Ceremony Online Course first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.

The post Podcast 048: Matcha Moto first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.In this episode I interview Nicholas Leo, the founder of Matcha Moto. This store offers ceremonial grade matcha at an affordable price. I’m interested in trying it. I’ll post the... Continue reading The post Podcast 048: Matcha Moto first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.

The post Podcast 047: Professional Japanese Tea Tasting first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.In this episode I interview Oscar Brekell. He explains how professional tea tasting is done in Japan and why its goal is not the same as that of a tasting... Continue reading The post Podcast 047: Professional Japanese Tea Tasting first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.

The post Podcast 046: Tea and Water first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.In this episode I interview Michael Hemling, a tea and water sommelier. I didn’t know that there was so much variety in the world of fine water. But the best... Continue reading The post Podcast 046: Tea and Water first appeared on My Japanese Green Tea.

I had been wanting to record a podcast about Japanese tea cultivars for a long time. My chance finally came after speaking with Noli Ergas from Sugimoto Tea. Why should we care about tea cultivars? When did cultivar use start … Continue reading →

In this episode I interviewed Daisuke Horiguchi and Kyle Ketner of Wakoen. I was surprised by how much information they had to share. We talk about the history of the company, the types of teas that they sell, their teanery … Continue reading →

In this episode I interview Joelle and Aldo Bloise from Ikkyu. Ikkyu is an online store that sells Japanese tea from Kyushu, one of the main islands of Japan. It was fun to speak with Joelle and Aldo, they are … Continue reading →

In this episode I interview Tyas Sōsen of The Tea Crane. He’s been on this podcast several times before. We talk about his book: The Story of Japanese Tea. The information offered by Tyas is useful whether you’ve read the … Continue reading →

In this episode, Elyse Petersen of Tealet shares her experience with organizing tea events. She recently wrote a related article on T Ching. Tea events are the key to spreading the word about specialty tea. It’s an important marketing tool. … Continue reading →

I reviewed The Book of Japanese Tea some time ago. It’s my favorite book about Japanese tea so far. In this podcast episode Oscar Brekell tells us about how this bilingual book came to be, how it was received by … Continue reading →

I’ve reviewed teas from DoMatcha before, they have all been very good. But I hadn’t recorded a podcast episode about this company until now. In this episode I interview John Harrison, the CEO of DoMatcha. He tells the story of … Continue reading →

I had heard about Mizuba Tea many times before, but I hadn’t talked with its founder Lauren Danson until now. Mizuba Tea specializes in matcha. Naturally, we talk a lot about matcha in this episode. Among the topics covered are … Continue reading →

Tyas Sōsen from The Tea Crane has been working on a new tea project. In this podcast we talk about his Kickstarter campaign, organic and natural teas in Japan, how to prepare them, and about teas other than the usual … Continue reading →

In this episode I talk with Robert Wemischner, the author of Cooking with Tea, about pairing green tea with cheese. Robert is very knowledgeable about tea pairings, I attended one of his tea and cheese pairing sessions at the World … Continue reading →

I had met Elsa Derrez and Naoki Kagata of Rishouen Tea a while ago, when I visited the company in Uji. Click here to read the post I wrote about it. In this interview we talk about the process of … Continue reading →

I first met Oscar Brekell in Japan at last year’s Uji press tea tour. At that time, I didn’t know that I was speaking to a famous tea personality in Japan! Oscar appears frequently in Japanese television and has recently … Continue reading →

3 Leaf Tea specializes in matcha. The company sells online, and also in their physical store and café in Auburn, NY. In this episode I speak with Luciana Torous, the founder, about the story behind the company and also about … Continue reading →

In this episode I talk with Noli Ergas of Sugimoto America about the matcha market in the United States. Among the topics covered are: the current trend regarding demand of matcha, a description of  the different grades of matcha, and … Continue reading →

In this episode I interview Kei Nishida, the founder of Japanese Green Tea In. This online store sells Japanese tea in the US, which they source from Arahataen Green Tea Farms in Shizuoka prefecture. In a previous post, I reviewed … Continue reading →

I first saw the Tea-Ceré at the 2015 World Tea Expo in Long Beach. It’s a wonderful concept. Imagine adding tencha leaves and quickly obtaining a matcha that has been ground and whisked for you. What’s more, you can grind … Continue reading →

I learned about Chaos Theory Ceramics through Twitter. They have beautiful pictures of tea cups that immediately caught my attention. In this episode we talk about Jian ware. Since the Song dynasty it has become highly prized in Japan, where … Continue reading →

Once again I interview Tyas Huybrechts, who recently started his own online tea store: The Tea Crane. He focuses on premium Japanese teas, many of which are either organic or what he refers to as “natural”. Besides this, we also … Continue reading →

In this interview I speak with Naomi Komatsu (executive director) and Yusuke Ikegaya (translator) of Kanes Tea. This Japanese tea company is starting to sell its products abroad. It offers a good range of quality teas, and it has won … Continue reading →

There’s been a lot of excitement in the tea world regarding the Teforia infuser. I haven’t seen it in action yet, but I managed to land this interview with Allen Han, Teforia’s founder. This device has a lot of potential, … Continue reading →

In this episode I interview Robert Wemischner, author of Cooking with Tea. Robert is a pastry chef and a culinary educator. His vast knowledge of using tea as an ingredient is truly amazing. I’m not really good at cooking but … Continue reading →

Den’s Tea is a tea company from California that sells Japanese tea. In this episode I interview Den Shirakata, a third-generation tea merchant and owner of Den’s Tea. We talk about his company’s history, the popularity of fukamushi sencha in … Continue reading →

Noli Ergas from Sugimoto America tells us the results from the analysis of their powdered teas: high and low grade matcha, houjicha powder and genmaicha powder. How much calories, caffeine, L-theanine and catechins are in each powdered tea? Is the … Continue reading →

The Urasenke school of the tea Japanese tea ceremony is the most popular, in terms of number of members. To learn more about it, I interviewed Reina Sakao of Sakao Enterprise. By the way, I had previously talked with Reina … Continue reading →

The Enshu school of the Japanese tea ceremony isn’t very well known, but I find it intriguing because it was founded by a feudal lord and hence it is a warrior’s school of tea. What differences does this make? I … Continue reading →

Have you ever seen a Japanese green tea with an extra step of oxidation? Neither had I until I heard about bihakkou  (微発酵, slight withering), also called ichou (萎凋) green teas. Our guest for this show is Shiho Kanamaru of … Continue reading →

In this episode I talk with Pierre Baston, the inventor of the Qterra NOVO travel tea brewer. Imagine being able to brew multiple steepings of your favorite tea on the go, all in one travel tea brewer. It also cools … Continue reading →

Elyse Petersen is well known in the tea industry. She is the founder of Tealet, a tea company that aims to narrow the gap between tea producers and tea drinkers worldwide. We talk about her background and about different aspects … Continue reading →

In this episode I interview James Oliveira of Aiya America. Aiya is the largest producer of matcha in the world. I first met James at the World Tea Expo, he knows a lot about matcha as you’ll see in the … Continue reading →

This is the first time that I record a joint podcast with a fellow podcaster: TJ Williamson from the World Tea Podcast. The same audio file will be published on both of our sites at the same time. TJ has … Continue reading →

For people like me that have never experienced tea culture in the United Kingdom, this episode will be a good introduction. I talked with Kyle Whittington of Whittington’s Tea Emporium (update: The company has become part of Tea Studio). Check … Continue reading →

Sugimoto America is a subsidiary of Sugimoto Seicha, a very old Japanese tea company. I interviewed Noli Ergas and he shared a good amount of information regarding the company and its teas. Noli also talks about temomi shincha (hand-rolled shincha) … Continue reading →

This episode is a little different from the others, because one of the interviewees is speaking in Japanese! Simona Zavadckyte and Akihiro Kita (aka Akky) from Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms were kind enough to talk to me in this podcast, … Continue reading →

Did you know that Japan has it’s own organic certification for tea? To shed some light on the subject, I interviewed Ian Chun from Yunomi, a marketplace for Japanese teas. You can learn more about Yunomi on podcast episode 2. … Continue reading →

Have you ever thought about buying your favorite teas from different brands on the same store? This is the idea behind Whittington’s Tea Emporium, an online tea store that offers many specialty tea brands. It’s located in the UK, but … Continue reading →

Have you ever wanted to process raw leaves in your kitchen, in order to make your own tea? If so, you’re in luck, because Caleb Hodes of Boston Teawrights will send raw leaves to you. You’ll also find the necessary … Continue reading →

Unlike most online tea stores, Breakaway Matcha only sells one type of tea. I had a good time interviewing Eric Gower. He lived in Japan for many years and is passionate about matcha. As a chef and author, he talks … Continue reading →

Tea Horse is a British online tea store that sells a variety of loose leaf tea. This is the first time that I feature a tea company from the United Kingdom

In a sense, Nicole Martin is my tea blogging mentor. She helped me out with some questions I had when I started this blog, and she is also active in a Google + community for tea bloggers. Her blog, Tea … Continue reading →

Mellow Monk is an online tea company that sells Japanese teas from the Kumamoto prefecture. I interviewed Paul Kotta, Mellow Monk’s founder, who personally meets and buys from artisans that produce single-estate tea at a small scale. The type of … Continue reading →

I first met Reina Sakao on Google+, she’s active in the the Japanese Tea Community. She posts beautiful pictures of teaware there, so I encourage you to join. It’s a Japanese company with a branch office in Canada,  and they … Continue reading →