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Japanese

Japanese Cast Iron Kettles and Tea Pots

August 20, 2010

The object in the accompanying photo is not a “tetsubin.” It is also not a “tetsubin teapot,” a “tetsubin tea kettle,” or a “cast iron tea kettle.” It is a cast iron teapot. Japanese cast iron teapots like the one in the photograph are similar in appearance to a traditional Japanese tetsubin, which I suspect [...]

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Tea Review 243: Maeda en’s 2010 Shincha

August 10, 2010

Note: Like having shag carpet in your mouth- in a good way. . Score = 90 Price (as of post): 3oz = $38 . Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Operated by Jason Walker. Sample provided by Maeda en. Subscribe in a [...]

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Tea Review 234: Wendell’s Gyokuro Jade Dew

July 20, 2010

Click the vid to watch. Click on the dots (on the video timeline) to jump to a scene: . Score = 88 Price (as of post): 1/4 lb = $26 . Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Operated by Jason Walker. Sample [...]

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Tea Review 186: Grand Tea’s Organic Sencha Regular Grade

March 30, 2010

Click the vid to watch. Click on the dots (on the video timeline) to jump to a scene: Score= 88 Price (as of post): 50g = $6 Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Operated by Jason Walker. Sample provided by Grand Tea. [...]

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Tea Review 169: Grand Tea’s Supreme Sencha

February 16, 2010

Click the vid to watch. Click on the dots (on the video timeline) to jump to a scene: Score= 81 Price (as of post): 50g = $6 Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Operated by Jason Walker. Sample provided by Grand Tea. [...]

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Tasting Review 145: Maeda-en’s Houjicha

December 9, 2009

Join WTR’s online tea tastings. Try new tea. Learn about preparation. Interact with other tasters. Go to the Future Episodes and How To Taste pages for more. Click the vid to watch. Click on the dots (on the video timeline) to jump to a scene: Price (as of post): 2.8oz = $4.15 Buy Maeda-en’s Houjicha. [...]

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Tasting Review 144: Mighty Leaf’s Sencha Deep Roast

December 8, 2009

Join WTR’s online tea tastings. Try new tea. Learn about preparation. Interact with other tasters. Go to the Future Episodes and How To Taste pages for more. Click the vid to watch. Click on the dots (on the video timeline) to jump to a scene: Price (as of post): 4oz = $18 Buy Mighty Leaf’s [...]

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Tasting Review 136: Maeda-en’s Traditional Gold Sencha

November 18, 2009

Join WTR’s online tea tastings. Try new tea. Learn about preparation. Interact with other tasters. Go to the Future Episodes and How To Taste pages for more. Click the vid to watch. Click on the dots (on the video timeline) to jump to a scene: Price (as of post): 5.3oz = $5.40 Buy Maeda-en’s Traditional [...]

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Tasting Review 125: Maeda-en Grower’s Select Gyokuro

October 22, 2009

Join WTR’s online tea tastings. Try new tea. Learn about preparation. Interact with other tasters. Go to the Future Episodes and How To Taste pages for more. Click the vid to watch. Click on the dots (on the video timeline) to jump to a scene: Price (as of post): 2oz = $23.50 Buy Maeda-en’s Grower’s [...]

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Tasting Review 118: Le Palais Gourmet’s Fukamushi Shizuoka

October 7, 2009

WTR Online Tea Tastings Learn about tea and tea preparation. Interact with the tea tasting community. Try new teas. Go to the Future Episodes and How To Taste pages to learn more. Click the video to watch. Click the dots on the video timeline to jump to a scene. Price (as of post) 100g = [...]

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