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I've been drinking cold Ippodo Seiun matcha recently. Not sure if people typically drink it this way; but when I'm in a rush I put 2-3 chashaku scoops into a glass with a small amount of water (2 parts water to 1 part matcha) and use a milk frother until its mixed well. Then I pour cold water in whi...

I know this thread is a bit old now, but I'm going to be visiting Japan this spring and will definitely be trying to hit up Tsuen and a few places in Uji while I'm there. I visited Obubu on my last visit, and it was definitely worth the trek out there; but probably not going again this year. I'm on ...

Pretty good! The salt was waaay too much in the first infusion, so I saved it off and poured a bit into later infusions (I read this on a few websites that talked about brewing techniques). Overall it was kind of bite similar to umeboshi, but with a sweeter aftertaste where the sakura really came ou...

Drinking a salted sakura teasane

Today I'm drinking Old Ways "Old Tree Black Tea"

I forgot how much I like this tea!

Should have also posted some pictures of the markings

I love my kyusu, but I don't know anything about it! I picked it up at the outer market in Tsukiji this past fall. There are some identifying marks, but I haven't found them anywhere (I checked www.tokoname.or.jp/teapot/stamp but could have missed it). Regardless of who made it, it's pretty nice in ...

I reviewed a bunch of Jin Jun Mei on Reddit after trying a bunch of different kinds over this past year. Of the kinds I tried, Wuyi Origin and Old Ways Tea's Jin Jun Mei were my favorite price/taste-wise. One ended up being the worst tea I've tried... I'm guessing the video you were talking about wa...

Too much leaf? ... I did not know that was possible for sencha. :mrgreen: I filled the gaiwan so much that the leaves had no room to expand :oops: I keep drinking genmaicha at work... But I need to remember to clean my filter at the end of the day.... Scraping dried tea leaves out of the filter eve...

I was drinking a puerh earlier, but I didn't like it very much and switched back to a plain ippodo sencha. Nothing special, but I definitely used too much leaf

Always focused on the tea for the first infusions, at least two to three, then I might do other things at the same time. I typically do the same thing. The first two infusions or so I'm paying attention to the tea; but depending in the tea, I'll usually start to do some other things. I browse the w...

The Sae Midori and Yutaka Midori are some of my favorites from o-cha! I think the Sae Midori is my most purchased tea ever

I've been drinking Ippodo's Obukucha (genmaicha) recently - one of my favorite everyday teas for the colder months. I typically put a bit more than the recommended amount of leaf, and brew at just below 212F for 30sec.

How long have you been drinking tea? Probably since about 2007 or 2008, but not heavily until maybe around 2012 (and even now, I wouldn't consider myself as experienced a tea drinker as most of the people here). What kind of tea do you drink? I drink a lot of green tea, and really enjoy greens from...