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The Best Japanese Teas To Drink During Autumn & Winter

We are well and truly into the autumn season here in the UK and winter is approaching fast, so just like almost every other tea lover out there I have been reaching for my autumn and winter teas. You may think that this is the one time of year I probably step away from Japanese…
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Sakura Sessions – Obubu Tea Farms – Sakura Mint Tisane

In my last Sakura Sessions post I told you all that just like the Sakura season is coming to an end, so too is this series, until next year. I also told you all that I still had three blends from Obubu Tea Farms that I wanted to feature before I rounded off the series. The…
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What is Kuromame?(Black Soybean ”Tea”)

Back in December of 2022 I made my own Japanese tea advent calendar that included both caffeinated traditional options and caffeine free tisanes, as I’ve been aiming to explore the world of Japanese tisanes and thought there was no better way to do that than including them in my advent calendar. One of those tisanes…
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What is Amacha? – A Japanese Herbal Tisane

What Is Amacha? How do you steep it? Is there more than one way you can use it? Those are all questions I’ll be answering in todays post about a phenomenally under rated traditional Japanese tisane. The Amacha I’ll be featuring in this post was purchased* via Yunomi and you can find it on their…
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Insights Into The Japanese Tea Industry – Postcard Tea Q&A
I can’t believe we are at this point in the year already it really seems like this year has gone by in the blink of an eye compared to 2020, before we know it Christmas will be here and we’ll be making our way into 2022 but until then there are many more Fridays which…