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 ›
minami sayaka
Kama-iri cha & black tea from Gokase
Is it necessary to remind that the two neighboring towns of Gokase and Takachiho, on the north-west of the Miyazaki prefectures are the two high places of production of Kama-iri cha? After two kama-iri cha from Takachiho, Mine-kaori and Yamanami… Read More ›
Kama-iri chas from Gokase
I finished with my series of kama-iri cha with three teas from Gokase (in Miyazaki Prefecture, near the border with that of Kumamoto, it comes with the neighboring town of Takachiho, the mecca of Kama iri cha) by Mr. Miyazaki… Read More ›
Baozhong style tea from Gokase, Minami Sayaka cultivar
Semi-fermented tea (or semi-oxidized) oolong tea, blue tea, call it what you will, in any case it remains a kind of process still very rare in Japan, but which nevertheless tends to get more and more popular in recent years… Read More ›
Kama-iri cha from Gokase, Minami-Sayaka and Mine-Kaori
I continue to highlight the kama-iri cha, minor and little-known genre of Japanese tea, green tea whose oxidation is stopped by the Chinese method and not by steaming. There is very few production which is concentrated in Kyushu (mainly the… Read More ›
2014 kama-iri cha, 3. Miyazaki
I finish my series of kama-iri cha with two teas from Miyazaki Prefecture, next to Kagoshima and Kumamoto, it is the fourth tea-producing region in Japan in terms of cultivated superficies, and it is even more the first producing region… Read More ›
Japanese Tea Sommelier 