I had been wanting to record a podcast about Japanese tea cultivars for a long time. My chance finally came after speaking with Noli Ergas from Sugimoto Tea. Why should we care about tea cultivars? When did cultivar use start … Continue reading → 

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Podcast 045: Japanese Tea Cultivars with Noli Ergas

In this episode I interviewed Daisuke Horiguchi and Kyle Ketner of Wakoen. I was surprised by how much information they had to share. We talk about the history of the company, the types of teas that they sell, their teanery … Continue reading → 

Podcast 044: Wakoen

In this episode I interview Joelle and Aldo Bloise from Ikkyu. Ikkyu is an online store that sells Japanese tea from Kyushu, one of the main islands of Japan. It was fun to speak with Joelle and Aldo, they are … Continue reading → 

Podcast 043: Ikkyu

In this episode I interview Tyas Sōsen of The Tea Crane. He’s been on this podcast several times before. We talk about his book: The Story of Japanese Tea. The information offered by Tyas is useful whether you’ve read the … Continue reading → 

Podcast 042: Tyas Sosen Talks About his Latest Book

In this episode, Elyse Petersen of Tealet shares her experience with organizing tea events. She recently wrote a related article on T Ching. Tea events are the key to spreading the word about specialty tea. It’s an important marketing tool. … Continue reading → 

Podcast 041: Tea Events with Elyse Petersen

I reviewed The Book of Japanese Tea some time ago. It’s my favorite book about Japanese tea so far. In this podcast episode Oscar Brekell tells us about how this bilingual book came to be, how it was received by … Continue reading → 

Podcast 040: Oscar Brekell Talks About The Book of Japanese Tea

I’ve reviewed teas from DoMatcha before, they have all been very good. But I hadn’t recorded a podcast episode about this company until now. In this episode I interview John Harrison, the CEO of DoMatcha. He tells the story of … Continue reading → 

Podcast 039: DoMatcha

I had heard about Mizuba Tea many times before, but I hadn’t talked with its founder Lauren Danson until now. Mizuba Tea specializes in matcha. Naturally, we talk a lot about matcha in this episode. Among the topics covered are … Continue reading → 

Podcast 038: Mizuba Tea

Tyas Sōsen from The Tea Crane has been working on a new tea project. In this podcast we talk about his Kickstarter campaign, organic and natural teas in Japan, how to prepare them, and about teas other than the usual … Continue reading → 

Podcast 037: The Tea Crane Kickstarter

In this episode I talk with Robert Wemischner, the author of Cooking with Tea, about pairing green tea with cheese. Robert is very knowledgeable about tea pairings, I attended one of his tea and cheese pairing sessions at the World … Continue reading → 

Podcast 036: Pairing Green Tea with Cheese

I had met Elsa Derrez and Naoki Kagata of Rishouen Tea a while ago, when I visited the company in Uji. Click here to read the post I wrote about it. In this interview we talk about the process of … Continue reading → 

Podcast 035: Rishouen Tea

I first met Oscar Brekell in Japan at last year’s Uji press tea tour. At that time, I didn’t know that I was speaking to a famous tea personality in Japan! Oscar appears frequently in Japanese television and has recently … Continue reading → 

Podcast 034: Oscar Brekell

3 Leaf Tea specializes in matcha. The company sells online, and also in their physical store and café in Auburn, NY. In this episode I speak with Luciana Torous, the founder, about the story behind the company and also about … Continue reading → 

Podcast 033: 3 Leaf Tea

In this episode I talk with Noli Ergas of Sugimoto America about the matcha market in the United States. Among the topics covered are: the current trend regarding demand of matcha, a description of  the different grades of matcha, and … Continue reading → 

Podcast 032: The State of the Matcha Market in the US

In this episode I interview Kei Nishida, the founder of Japanese Green Tea In. This online store sells Japanese tea in the US, which they source from Arahataen Green Tea Farms in Shizuoka prefecture. In a previous post, I reviewed … Continue reading → 

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