TEAMANIA

Shikoku tea-hunting trip to Kochi and Tokushima prefectures.

Shikoku tea-hunting trip to Kochi and Tokushima prefectures.

高知県と徳島県でのティーハンティングは最高でした!美しい自然の景色に囲まれながら生産者の方々とお会いし、凄く勉強になりました。 もちろん、美味しいお茶を仕入れられることになったので、皆さんのもとにもお届けできそうでワクワクしています!これからも珍しいお茶を世界にもっと広げるように頑張ります。

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O5 Tea in Residence at Restaurante Somsaa, Mexico City, for a Tea Master Class with Pedro Villalón.

O5 Tea in Residence at Restaurante Somsaa, Mexico City, for a Tea Master Class with Pedro Villalón.

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...

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Vancouver’s O5 Rare Tea Bar is Reimagining a 5,000-Year-Old Drink

Vancouver’s O5 Rare Tea Bar is Reimagining a 5,000-Year-Old Drink

Step inside the unique spot that’s changing the way Vancouverites enjoy tea. After migrating from China, tea aficionado Pedro Villalón knew Vancouver needed a tea bar that blended today’s culture with the traditions of the time-honored drink. He launched O5 Tea Bar in 2012, creating a space where people from all walks of life can experience a delicious beverage and try an ever-changing variety of tea flavors and styles. Each tea is thoughtfully sourced from tea leaf farmers around the world to deliver the most authentic taste and experience to everyone who walks in the door, from first-timers to seasoned tea...

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DISCOVER ANAEROBICALLY FERMENTED AWA BANCHA

DISCOVER ANAEROBICALLY FERMENTED AWA BANCHA

Fascination with fermentation!   We discovered Awa Bancha almost three years ago; this summer, after a long Japanese travel hiatus, we were thrilled to experience part of it’s production process this summer.  This box contains two lots of Kamikatsu Awa Bancha and one of Naka Awa Bancha (25g of each).  All three have a sweet and tangy mouthfeel, but display very different notes of cedar, flowers and tropical wood.  We’ve barely started exploring the Kamikatsu batches, as we only had a few sips at origin last week.

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