Japan has been growing and enjoying tea for over a thousand years. There is a rich tradition with tea ceremonies alongside commercial production of bottled cold teas. Japan grows a lot of green teas and is the home of some distinct varieties such as sencha and matcha.
Welcome to the April 2019 edition of the Curious Tea subscription! Here’s a closer look at the four exciting new teas that we are sharing with our subscribers this month. The first light tea this month is a Moc Chau Green Heart Oolong from Vietnam that is lightly oxidised…
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Welcome to the March 2019 edition of the Curious Tea subscription! Let’s look at the four exciting new teas we’re sharing with our subscribers this month. The first light tea this month is a vibrantly verdant ‘deep steamed’ Makinohara Fukamushi Sencha green tea from Japan. The second light tea…
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Happy 2019 to all our friends and subscribers! Welcome to the January 2019 edition of the Curious Tea subscription. Let’s take a look at the four new teas we’re sharing with our subscribers this month. The first light tea this month is a lovely Roasted Sencha green tea from…
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Merry Christmas to all our friends and subscribers! It’s been another fantastic year here at Curious Tea. We have featured some fantastic teas this year but we have saved a couple of particularly special ones until Christmas! So welcome to the December 2018 edition of the Curious Tea subscription…
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Great Taste, the world’s most coveted food awards, which celebrates the very best in food and drink, has announced the Great Taste stars of 2018. Out of over 12,600 products to be judged, four Curious Teas were awarded Great Taste awards. Our Red Jade GABA won a 1-star Great…
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Welcome to June 2018 edition of Curious Tea’s subscriptions! Let’s look at the four exciting new teas we’re sharing with our subscribers this month. This month we have a focus on Fujian in China, as well as continuing the exploration of some of the more unusual Japanese teas that…
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Welcome to May 2018 edition of Curious Tea’s subscriptions! Let’s look at the four exciting new teas we’re sharing with our subscribers this month. This month we feature two teas that come from the same source in northern Thailand – green and black versions of the same tea. The…
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Welcome to April 2018’s edition of Curious Tea’s subscriptions! Let’s look at the four exciting new teas we’re sharing with our subscribers this month. The first light tea this April is Ashikita Zairai Kamairicha, a heritage green tea from Japan that is crafted from a native cultivar and pan-fried,…
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Welcome to the November 2017 edition of tea subscription! As usual we have four exciting new teas to share with our subscribers this month. The first light tea this November is Ruan Zhi Oolong, a light and floral oolong from Santikhiri in Northern Thailand. The second light tea is…
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Welcome to the October 2017 edition of tea subscription! As usual we have four interesting new teas to share with our subscribers this month. The first light tea this October is Jade Oolong from central Taiwan, which has a wonderful balance of buttery and floral flavours. The second light…
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