Japan
Monk's Bliss by Mellow Monk
How do you like my new tea set?
I celebrated my birthday last week and got three new tea brewing devices: a porcelain gaiwan, a yixing teapot and this one, a simple Japanese teapot with a large infuser basket.
It has been fun experimenting with the gaiwan over the past week, while I’ve been considering which type of tea my yixing should be devoted to (anyone have any thoughts?). I decided to use the teapot pictured above to make today’s tea, Monk’s Bliss by Mellow Monk.
Shincha: Anticipating 2009's First Japanese Green Teas
In a world where supermarkets stock a never-ending supply of tea, have we lost the thrill of anticipation? Do we remember the feeling of waiting for a new harvest to yield a fresh crop of tea?
An email from O-Cha this morning reminded me: 2009’s first harvest is drawing near. And O-Cha have four shinchas ready to pre-order, from four different Japanese tea gardens.
Sniffing tea: How two weeks of shading affects a tea's aroma
I love sniffing tea. It tunes you into the subtle nuances between the types of tea. But when it comes to smelling the difference between sencha and gyokuro green teas, there’s nothing subtle about it.
