I recalled it in a previous article, but gyokuro is indeed the Japanese tea to enjoy in the current late winter/early srping season. By this I mean that not only gyokuro is never sold at the time of shincha, but… Read More ›
Kyô-tanabe
Time for gyokuro !
What to drink in late winter or early spring? In Japan, the big tea brands released in February the “haru-machi cha” (tea for waiting spring), or other blend with the same kind of naming. These are of course no particular… Read More ›
2016 Uji gyokuro
It is not less than six new Uji gyokuro (again, that’s means gyokuro from Kyôto prefecture) that I added on Thés du Japon in September. It is almost inconceivable in Kyôto to release a gyokuro at spring. These are left… Read More ›
