Japanese

Book Review: The Book of Tea

by Jason on March 21, 2013

in Japanese, review, Voices of Tea

Okakuro Kakuzo’s The Book of Tea was first published over 100 years ago, and is considered one of the classics of tea. Given its age and weight within the tea world, it may be more value to explore the impact of The Book of Tea rather than review it. Kakuzo begins his work by defining [...]

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Comment: stable, but less complex. . Score: 85 Price (as of post): 2 oz pouch = $9.00 Sample provided by Tea Gallerie. Get even more in the Member Content. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to see a tea reviewed? Contact me: jason@walkerteareview.com Subscribe in a reader or [...]

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Comment: very interesting and unique. Almost a combination of Japanese green and a Darjeeling first flush character. . Origin: Iruma Town, Saitama Prefecture Harvest: May 2012 Ichiban Score: 88 Price (as of post): 100 g = $26.58 Sample provided by Teas of Japan. Get even more in the Member Content. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog [...]

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Comment: a smoother gyokuro than several I’ve tasted. . Score: 90 Price (as of post): 80 g = $34 Sample provided by Aiya America. Get even more in the Member Content. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to see a tea reviewed? Contact me: jason@walkerteareview.com Subscribe in a [...]

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Comment: Futsumushi. Yabukita cultivar. good stuff. . Origin: Yokosawa, Tamakawa area, Aoi ward, Shizuoka Harvest: End of May 2012 Score: 90 Price (as of post): 100g = $34.56 Sample provided by Teas of Japan. Get even more in the Member Content. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Want to see [...]

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