Japanese Tea Tasting at Cha An

We held an exceptional Japanese Tea Tasting at Cha An last night. It was a lovely evening and I thank all of the Tea Tour NY members who attended for making it a great success! The food, teas and conversation were all wonderful. I will post more of a summary soon. Below is a list of the teas we sampled in the order of tasting. Remember all teas with the exception of the Match and Tencha were steeped twice, offered two slightly different flavors. All of the teas sampled were from Japan with the exception of the final two which were from China.

1. Sencha - Uji region
2. Sencha - Fuji region
3. Genmaicha
4. Hojicha
5. Matcha. Japanese Tea Ceremony tea, fellow Tea Tour NY member Yuko showed the traditional Japanese way of bowing, handling the bowl and drinking the tea in three sips. Thank you again Yuko, it was lovely of you to share your traditions with us!
6. Tencha The tea used to make matcha. I brought this along and a small tasting of this was offered at the same time as the Matcha tasting.
7. Flower Craft Tea. The display tea with the chrysanthemum flower.
8. Jasmine Pearl Jasmine

I will be organizing small groups to return for the Japanese tea Ceremony. If you are interested please let me know!