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Trip to the Japanese Greens

Trip to the Japanese Greens it was astounding to watch and be among the beautifully tailored plantations in the Wazuka region, south of Kyoto, where some of the best Japanese Sencha and Matcha come from. The farms are still small and family owned, and they choose to keep it that way, in order to maintain the exclusive high quality of their boutique level teas. I had the privilege of meeting and chatting with the farmers and watched how they harvested the teas with their hand held machines, that ensured only the youngest leaves are picked and blown into a collection bag without damaging the leaves.

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Are you a Black Tea lover?

What are the different varieties of Black Teas? Black teas aren't just black teas! Premium quality leaves brew into smooth, full bodied satisfying blacks. If you enjoy your black tea with lots of milk, our English Breakfast OP , Irish Breakfast and China Black Keemun are excellent. Deep and robust.

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What is Yerba Mate aka "Tea of the gods" ?

Yerba mate is a tea that has been known to offer “the strength of coffee, the health benefits of tea, and the euphoria of chocolate“.  An amazing all-rounder magical tea from South America packed with vitamins, minerals, polyphenols and amino acids, it contains less caffeine than coffee so doesn’t cause the jittery highs, but as a gentle stimulant in the fulfilment as an immuno stimulant and digestion tonic.

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