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Triumph from Heartbreak
Triumph and Beauty - from Heartbreak and Tragedy. We received this wonderful Hagi Houhin recently only to find that the back rim had...
Kingston Gee
Mar 13, 20231 min read
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Oscar Brekell at ChaTo
Oscar Brekell, Certified Japanese Tea Instructor and author, dropped by and gave a tea tasting of his Senchaism Single Estate Teas and...
Kingston Gee
Nov 13, 20221 min read
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Oolong Black Osumi Yuzu Mizudashi
It's very simple to make delicious Cold Brew Tea (Mizudashi). In this example the bottle is about 750 ml. For this amount of water, you...
Kingston Gee
Oct 21, 20221 min read
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Iced Houjicha Latte
Here's a video showing how you can easily make an iced Houjicha Latte. Enjoy.
Kingston Gee
Sep 5, 20221 min read
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Needles to Open Leaves
We often discuss in the shop with customers the things that happen when you steep non-Fukamushi Sencha (Senchas that start as needles and...
Kingston Gee
Feb 8, 20221 min read
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Book Review - A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Tea
Hello ChaTo Tea Friends, Hope you all had a safe and festive holiday season and a Happy New Year. ChaTo recently began carrying certified...
Kingston Gee
Jan 8, 20221 min read
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Kingston Gee
Oct 13, 20210 min read
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Kutani Ceramic Tile/Trivets
Super cool Kutani ceramic tile/trivets...hand painted beauty. Some have the matching neko. Colorful overglazed enamel decorative...
Kingston Gee
Aug 28, 20211 min read
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Enormous Mino Yunomi's
Return of the Enormous 500 ml Mino yunomi’s. Mino Yaki refers to Japanese pottery that was produced in Mino Province, Gifu Prefecture. ...
Kingston Gee
Jul 16, 20211 min read
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Hagi Yaki Ceramics
Hagi Yagi ceramics...yunomis, kyusus, houhins, and couple sets. No 2 are alike, and with crackle glaze/crazing these teapots and cups...
Kingston Gee
Jul 2, 20211 min read
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Shincha is in!
Fuji No Midori, Fuji No Hana, Gyokuro Kukicha from Shizuoka, Zui Un from Kyoto, Yame from Fukuoka, Takumi and Kaori from Kagoshima, and...
Kingston Gee
Jun 25, 20211 min read
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Sakura Color Changing Cup
Magic Sakura Color Changing Cup. Cold temperatures activate it. Actual elapsed time is 5-6 minutes. Also comes in a smaller size.
Kingston Gee
May 27, 20211 min read
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Shincha, an exciting time
Shincha ("new tea") is tea that comes from first harvest sencha during spring. It’s only available in limited quantities during the...
Kingston Gee
Apr 9, 20211 min read
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Oscar's Online Tea Lecture
ChaTo participated in Per Oscar Brekell’s online tea lecture yesterday. Oscar (#brekell) is the author of The Book of Japanese Green Tea....
Kingston Gee
Mar 1, 20213 min read
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Collective Soul
It all started…watching Sachiko dispense tea samples to one of our customers at ChaTo. I had no idea (at the time) Sachiko was dispensing...
Kingston Gee
Feb 18, 20211 min read
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The State of Tea
Surfing the internet and Instagram it is surprising and shocking to come across beautiful but also scary scenery like this. It’s...
Kingston Gee
Jan 17, 20211 min read
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A look back at 2020
January/February: Winter Fancy Foods Show at Moscone, I meet Mr. Iwase of Kanei Hitokoto Seicha and people from The World Green Tea...
Kingston Gee
Dec 31, 20202 min read
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no umami no life...
Welcome ChaTo Tea Friends to the ChaTo Blog! My name is Kingston, I post on Instagram as “noumaminolife”. I am the Charista at ChaTo. If...
Kingston Gee
Dec 17, 20201 min read
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Welcome To Our Web Site!
Hello, brew-tea-ful ChaTo Tea Friends! We’re excited to share our new website with you! We hope you'll take some time to look around and...
ChaTo
Nov 27, 20201 min read
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Pumpkin-Houjicha Latte Two Ways
Whip up two different pumpkin-houji lattes now or any time you want a cozy cup that inspires thoughts of fall. The first recipe uses...
ChaTo
Nov 25, 20201 min read
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