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I am still hoping Kevin from O-cha figures out an acceptable alternative soon. He said his Sae Midori is really special again this year. Kettl, I did take this (unfortunate) opportunity to give Kettl a try. I have been receiving email news from them for years. Really not sure what else I will do thi...

LuckyMe wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 22, 2020 5:26 pm

With the pandemic affecting shipping from Asian, I will be looking at US based tea shops that offer Shincha. I know Den’s is one, but are there any others you would recommend?

Kettl which is linked above.

Janice wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 22, 2020 10:29 am

I’m on the kettl mailing list. They’ve begun shipping all their teas from Brooklyn with the USPS. That’s slower than usual but nothing like problems with mail from Asia.

I just did my first ever order with them. Zach used to be on TC.

Add USA to the list! Post your country's status here. Kevin from O-cha has suspended all sales but is searching for alternatives. I would expect most vendors will follow suit on both fronts Not sure what will happen to shipments already enroute but still in Japan. I would think the packages would be...

According to Kevin from O-cha, Japan Post has cancelled all shipments to the USA.

EDIT: He has suspended sales until an acceptable alternative is located.

S_B wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 21, 2020 5:18 pm

Great! Thanks for the heads up! I'm hoping that O-cha notifications don't go to spam, anybody have experience with that?

Mine do not ... YMMV.

https://www.o-cha.com/shincha/ You need to use this link to get to the shincha page as it is not at last check on their site. Different this year, no preorders. Kevin did not want to take everyone's money and then possibly have to return it ... can be murky. So, go to that page, for selections you a...

SHINCHA IS HAPPENING! Post your links here along with any insights you might have received. It will likely be a very unique year for Shincha and for many countries globally it will be "unobtainium". So before attempting to order, check your country's status. I have been discussing the situation rou...

New arrivals ...
Plus what I already had, I should be ok for a while if there are any shincha delays.

W/out rationing, I have at least 2 months worth of Japanese greens that I like ... 3-4 months including a few selections that I do not like.

"USPS EN056913437JP, Delivered 03/20/2020 1:04pm READING PA 19605 Reply STOP to cancel" ... tracking. Sencha order just arrived from O-Cha. I virtually never order sencha this late prior to shincha. But the situation being so fluid and uncertain, I decided to amp up reserves just in case Shincha is ...

Not sure how this screen or filter would handle YM fukamushi. I wonder if this sculptor ever saw fukamushi.

Guess I will have to give it a go.

A lot of direct wall filters really cannot handle fuka while Yamada Sou, Junzo, Yoshiki can ..

Ohhh, a very beautiful filter. Nice to see this special kyusu found a good home. Does the shudei clay feel any different from other burnished (namamigaki) ones you have? Well it looks shiny from burnishing, it could be something else in the clay that gives this effect. I notice this w/ many kyusu f...

I went on a bit of a kyusu binge ... long overdue and I realllllly needed more kyusu. :roll: As a cyclist, we often joke, how many bikes do you, me, we really need? The appropriate response is always "n+1" with n equaling how many one currently owns. Obviously not a minimalist approach. :mrgreen: I ...

Relevant to the rabbit trail regarding shudei &/or mayake. What is 100% proper? I really do not know. ./download/file.php?id=4114 hey, i remember that yohen kyusu on the left! i almost bought it back in feb 2019! very nice. i'm glad a friend has it. :mrgreen: idk, mayake is a technique, and shudei ...

A little late to this party ... I am pleased to see the value increasing of all Yamada Sou kyusu! Relevant to the rabbit trail regarding shudei &/or mayake. What is 100% proper? I really do not know. However ... submitted for your consideration ... here are 2 Yamada Sou mayake kyusu. Occasionally, o...