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2021 shincha V
I had promised to do the review of all the 2021 shincha by adopting a short and simple format, but the faster arrival of new teas ultimately still delayed my good initiative. Update on the many new items. Sencha from… Read More ›
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2021 Shincha IV
Three more sessions in 2021. Next week, the pace will pick up. Sencha from Hon.yama, Takayama, cultivar Yamakai No need to present this sencha anymore. Each year it is a big hit and does not last long. Sencha from Mariko,… Read More ›
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2021 shincha III
The 2021 shincha season continues. Sencha from Kagoshima, cultivar Asanoka This year I managed to get a different Asanoka than last year. This year he comes from Makurazaki, a region at the southern tip of the Satsuma peninsula, known in… Read More ›
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2021 shincha II
Continuation of 2021 shincha. Sencha from Mariko, Kondô-wase cultivar Despite the arrival even earlier of shincha from the southern islands of Kagoshima, for me it is Mariko’s manual harvest Kondô-wase and its unique scent that ring the real start of… Read More ›
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2021 Shincha I
To present the new 2021 shincha products as they arrive online at Aozuru-chaho Thés-du-Japon, here is a simple and concise format. Sencha from Tokunoshima, cultivar Sôfû Already present last year, here is a Sôfû from the southern island of Tokunoshima,… Read More ›
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Benifûki, THE Japanese black tea cultivar
The release on Aozuru-chaho – Thés-du-Japon of two new very different Benifûki cultivar teas, since it is a black tea and a sencha, is an opportunity to discuss again about this great cultivar. I write “great” cultivar because we must… Read More ›
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A Qingxin-wulong from Sashima
It’s been quite a while since I posted on my blog. Without this being voluntary, the tea that I am going to discuss today is a continuation of my last two articles since it is a tea from Sashima, that… Read More ›
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Senchas from “Nord-Kantô”, second part: Sayama
This 2nd part (long awaited?) is a bit late, but after having mentioned here the teas of Sashima, here is now those of Sayama, the most important and well-known region of tea production in the north of Tokyo. For details… Read More ›
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Senchas from “Nord-Kantô”, first part: Sashima
Kantô is the region of Tôkyô and surrounding prefectures. To the north and northeast are the prefectures of Saitama and Ibaraki. The first is known for the so-called Sayama teas, produced mainly in the towns of Iruma, with the renowned… Read More ›
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2020 Gyokuros and a sublime Kyô-midori
It seems that the event was eagerly awaited, I just launched the 2020 gyokuros one week ago. As always, the selection is mainly focused on those from Uji, but I also offer two from Yame. It also seems that it… Read More ›
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Kawane senchas II
For the rest of my Kawane teas, here are sencha from Moto-fujikawa. The cultivars Shizu-7132 and Tsuyu-hikari (itself from the cross between Shizu-7132 and Asatsuyu), were already present in my selection in previous years, so the big novelty is Shizu-kaori…. Read More ›
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Kawane senchas I
My Kawane sencha selection is changing a bit this year. Remember, Kawane is a mountain production area in the prefecture of Shizuoka, located on both sides of the Ooi-gawa river, upstream from the town of Shimada. The first documents relating… Read More ›
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2020 first flush Japanese black teas
Although from the point of view of production quantities this is quite anecdotal, the fact remains that the quality of Japanese black teas has increased considerably over the past few years. It is a type of tea that I take… Read More ›
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Four sencha from Umegashima
For a few years now, I have been presenting sencha from Umegashima, Yabukita, but also a zairai (about which I have already spoken a lot in previous years) which is somewhat at the origin of my attachment for this small… Read More ›
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Yamakai cultivar sencha from Asamiya
After a big article about the refining of tea in Japan, a little spotlight on a tea that greatly deserves it: new in my selection, here is a Yamakai from Asamiya (Shiga prefecture). The regulars of Thés-du-Japon and this blog… Read More ›
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The cultivars from Sayama
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Sayama-kaori in four examples
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Oolong teas from Taiwan to Sashima
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At the World O-cha Festival 2022 in Shizuoka
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