Tea tasting: Usagicha

This is one of two teas I bought at Usagiya in Asahikawa. As mentioned before, the teas sold here come from different prefectures around Japan and are blended in-house. Usagicha is the company's signature product. It is an original blend of gyokuro, kabusecha and sencha sourced from Uji in Kyoto and Shizuoka. I bought the …

Tea tasting: Hishidai Seicha Wakoucha

This is my first time drinking wakoucha (Japanese black tea). Well, most of those koucha I had at Japanese cafes were imported from India or Sri Lanka. Don't recall having had any wakoucha before. It's certainly the first time I bought wakoucha, that's for sure. Anyway, I bought this tea from Kanouya in Asahikawa City, …