TEAMANIA

Shizuoka is Japan’s 2nd largest tea producing region, and we were fortunate enough to sample a wide variety of teas on our last trip there, from artisanally fermented and carbonated Awa Bancha to wild Zairai Sencha. We even got the chance to visit some remote tea fields in the mountains of the beautiful Shizuoka countryside.

In early October, we visited Tsukigase in Nara in search of some legendary Yamato-cha. It is said that tea was first introduced to Japan during the Nara Period, which would make Nara the origin point of Japanese tea history!  

Here is a snapshot of our recent Shikoku tea-hunting trip to Kochi and Tokushima prefectures. It was a privilege getting to tour these beautiful places and meet such exceptional tea farmers. We’re so excited to share new teas with you all, and we are going to let you know about some exciting new developments very soon!  Stay tuned!  

O5 Tea headed to Mexico City this month for a Special Tea Class supervised by Pedro Villalón, founder of O5 Tea, and owner of the outstanding O-FIVE RARE TEA BAR in Vancouver that features an unique selection of rare teas sourced directly from artisan farmers from all around the world. In this workshop, participants will learn how to make infusions at home with O5 varieties sourced from different regions of Asia, while experiencing surprisingly unknown brewing methods that you had never heard about but that you can easily replicate at home. Come and enjoy this rare tea tasting experience, paired...