GJTea Pioneer Members: Jules Reyes
A matcha industry veteran and lifelong student of Japanese tea, Jules spent a decade shaping the U.S. matcha landscape. As a founding […]
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Film Screening: Japanese Tea Documentary
We are happy to say that we will be holding a film screening of the Japanese Tea Documentary together with its producer […]
Batabatacha (バタバタ茶)
Originally introduced from China, Batabatacha is the Japanese post-fermented tea that bears the closest similarity to Chinese pu-erh. It is typical to […]
Ishizuchi Kurocha (石鎚黒茶)
History Ishizuchi kurocha is an extremely rare tea. It has been produced in Japan for centuries, but its precise origins, always associated […]
GJTea Pioneer Members: Lauren Purvis
Lauren has been studying specialty tea for over 17 years. She found her true passion for Japanese teas in 2013 after meeting […]
Tea Professional Competition 2021
We are glad to share that our president Simona has won the first place in the Wazuka Chakabuki – tea tasting competition […]
Goishicha (碁石茶)
History Goishicha’s production is almost exclusively limited to the area around Ootoyo town in Kōchi prefecture, where it is registered as a […]
Awabancha (阿波晩茶/阿波番茶)
History Awabancha is an artisan-produced post-fermented tea from Tokushima prefecture. According to the legend, its long tradition dates back to the ninth […]