Category Archives: Discover Tea

The First Flush The first flush is an exciting time for us in the tea fields.  We love to witness the undeniable passing of winter’s quiet with the sudden burst of vitality indicative of spring. In Japan, this first tea is called shincha, or new tea crop.  In Hawaii, we call it the ‘first flush’ […]

Create a less resistant path and make the habit stick Habit plays a critical role in tea drinking and health. Often an action is carried out because the situation makes it the least resistant path. Like muscle strength, will power is a limited and exhaustible resource. You can plow your way through, but will eventually […]

The flavor and aroma of green tea are most significantly affected by roasting. The roast is the last step of the production process, once the leaf is already dry. The tea leaves below are our Roasted Green Tea, which optimized for roast flavor. The flavor and aroma are created by the roast, which is dictated […]

Many people store green tea at room temperature in a kitchen cabinet, but is it keeping your tea fresh? If you are to get the maximum health benefit, you ought to know a few things to keep your tea fresh. First, we need to know what fresh tea is and how tea is affected in […]

There are many ways to prepare tea from traditional leaf style tea to tea bags to more ceremonial cha no yu, or tea ceremony. Even for leaf tea there are various instruments you can use to achieve the best result. Tea pot, mug strainer, some automated tea server, etc. When I choose a tea pot, […]