Dento Hon Gyokuro: Lessons in Mouthfeel
Gyokuro - a traditional green tea from Yame in Japan - really resides in a class of its own. It offers such an arresting and unusual experience, w...
Read moreTo truly experience this unique and fascinating tea, you will need to give it some special attention in the brewing process... Here is our guide t...
Read moreJasmine flowers only blooms once each year. In most of China this is late July, and their blooming season is a brief two weeks long. Part of the...
Read moreThe name,” Lapsang Souchong,” is the direct translation of 正山小种. The first two characters of this name, 正山, translate loosely into “The mountain” a...
Read moreThe next two months will be peak Summer heat for most of us. There are no better conditions for enjoying refreshing green teas ...we suspect we wi...
Read moreSpring and early summer is a thrilling time for Cultivate, as shipments of fresh harvests continue to arrive from China and Japan. Look at what we...
Read moreOur seasonal exploration of Sencha continues with new arrivals from the catalogue of Maruhachi Tea Factory. Our first sencha is from the Higash...
Read moreThe heat of the sun is reaching us, and we would like to share one of our favourite ways to cool down with you: Whisked Yamabuki matcha poured over...
Read moreYakushima 屋久岛 is a small island off of Kagoshima, in southern Japan. It is a World Heritage Site, and well known as home to an ancient forest that...
Read more“Hojicha” refers to any type of Japanese tea that has been roasted. Most people don’t know that sencha and bancha are the raw materials for making ...
Read moreThrough the trust of my tea mentor in Beijing I was able to acquire the contact for a woman who lives in Anji, and who is known to make the fines...
Read moreYellow teas have been prized as Tribute Teas, and favored by emperors, for over a thousand years. Crafting yellow tea requires an intense amount of...
Read moreA recently published "Forbidden City Tribute Tea Collection" catalogs 50 kinds of Tribute Teas from 11 provinces in the Qing Dynasty. For the firs...
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