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The Global Japanese Tea Association – Japanese Tea Marathon- Day 7 | Kochi
Kochi is the largest prefecture in Shikoku island, but its population is the third smallest in Japan. Because 84% of its land covered in forests, Kochi is known as the greenest place in Japan. No surprise then that it has an active timber industry. In fact, a long time ago timber from Kochi was used…
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The Global Japanese Tea Association – Japanese Tea Marathon- Day 6 | Nagasaki
Located on the west side of Kyushu island, Nagasaki itself has the largest number of islands in Japan. For a long time Nagasaki was known as the gateway to Japan, with it’s geographical location making it one of the main ports for trading with Asia and Europe. During the isolation period of Japan – ‘sakoku’…
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The Global Japanese Tea Association – Japanese Tea Marathon – Day 1 | Kagoshima
Japanese tea is facing many challenges; younger people are moving to coffee, consumption is going down, tea is changing shape and being consumed mostly from bottles rather than being prepared in the traditional way with teaware like the Kyusu. Tea production has fallen 30% in the last 15 years – younger people don’t want to…
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Matcha Monday| Adagio Teas – Uji Matcha | Review
Hey there Teacups.. Happy Matcha Monday. For this week’s Matcha Monday Post I’m going to be reviewing Adagio’s – Uji Matcha. I’ve tried quite a few Matchas from Adagio to date both flavoured and pure and I’ve really enjoyed all of them. So when I came to this tasting session I definitely had quite high…
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Let’s Talk Tea | Adagio Masters – Shincha Gyokuro (2019)| Review
Hey there Teacups! I’m back today with another Let’s Talk Tea post and this time around I’m going to be reviewing Adagio Masters – Shincha Gyokuro (2019 Harvest). If you read my last post featuring Adagio Masters you’ll know that my experience with their teas started off on a very good note with their Shincha…
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