Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast,
Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa around,
And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn
Throws up a steamy column, and the cups
That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each,
So let us welcome peaceful evening in
- William Cowper
As promised, I am providing more detailed information about the Sencha teas we are about to taste:
These teas are grown in Kagoshima, Japan. The altitude where these Japanese teas are grown is about 350 meters from sea level. With Japan being more northern than other tea producing countries, the height of the mountains where tea [...]
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