A few days ago, we received relatively interesting samples from the Nepalese factory of Sandakphu, which is fairly unknown in our country. It was quite a wide range of tea types, at least as far as processing methods are concerned. Already the names indicated that it would be a producer unafraid of experimenting: Himalayan Ruby, [...]
Sandakphu Tea production
Our Camellia sinensis burst into flower
Next to our office there is a small window – a home place of our personal tea bush. Just now it has come into bloom. There might be a harvest in the spring Just reminding, our offer of Autumnal Darjeelings is now complete with Goomtee and Chamong. We are expecting wonderfull Jun Chiyabari Himalayan Handrolled [...]
Christmas cookies with Matcha and Bob Marley
Let’s approach Christmas a little differently. For Linzer cookies, use Japanese matcha tea powder and listen to Bob’s “carol”. Linzer with matcha Linzer cookies are very popular not only as Christmas cookies, but also as teacakes. Take advantage of combining the sweet taste of cookies with the specific tea taste and try to add Japanese [...]
Autumnal Flush in Darjeeling 2011
Since the beginning of October, we have been peeking towards the Darjeeling gardens, awaiting the autumnal harvests. It is in the mid-October when the Himalayan “autumnal” plucking starts every year. The news from the East is favourable this year. It has grown cold, which is very good for the tea bushes and it indicates a [...]
Outdoor titanium Chawan :-)
Dear friends, matcha lovers! The outdoor season for softies is over but for real men and women it has just started. We have news for you – light double surface titanium chawan from Japan. You will hardly feel it in your backpack and thanks to its volume (600 ml) you can enjoy freshly made Matcha [...]
How Tea Experts Taste Tea
source www.goomtee.com There are several points along the route that tea takes from bush to grocer’s shelf where some assessment of its quality is called for. It spite of the rapid growth of technological improvements in the production of tea, no scientific analysis yet devised can replace the judgement of an expert tea taster after [...]
“New tea” (shincha) Celebration in Germany
Shincha Fest in Diepholz, Northern Germany On Saturday, May 21, we set out at 5 a.m. to the Shincha Fest organized by our German partners from Keiko Shimodozono. This event was a celebration of both the arrival of so-called “new tea” (shincha) from Japanese First Flushes and the opening of new company premises in the [...]
Spring tea flush in South Korea
Our friends who now travel through Korea as well as tea producers we met last year during our journey are informing us about tea harvest development. The season usually starts in April.
Matcha tasting at Koishi shop
Keiko tea tasting at Koishi shop.
20th of April – 2 pm – 6 pm














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