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by olivierco » Mar 17th, '09, 16:51

Has anyone here tasted some of their teas, especially matcha and gyokuro?
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by bi lew chun » Mar 17th, '09, 16:59

I haven't, but I'd like to.

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by Chip » Mar 17th, '09, 16:59

Have it in my saved list and always check it out. Not the easiest to buy from as I recall, probably why I did not try them yet, but I do want to in earnest.
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by Pentox » Mar 17th, '09, 18:56

I've had some of their matcha and sencha. Pretty good stuff.
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by chamekke » Mar 17th, '09, 18:58

My sensei buys Marukyu-Koyamaen most of the time for use in our tea classes. When she (or one of my friends) brings matcha back from Japan for me, it's almost always Koyamaen.

So: yes. I wouldn't have the faintest idea how to mail-order it for myself, though!
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by Space Samurai » Mar 18th, '09, 00:32

I've had some of their matcha through third parties like matcha source and teance. It was pretty good.
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by joelbct » Mar 18th, '09, 00:36

i had it at urasenke ny. excellent. you have to fax in your order request i believe, info should be on their website...
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by bi lew chun » Mar 18th, '09, 01:26

Matcha and More seems to carry a pretty comprehensive selection under Koyama-en at the top. Not sure whether their prices are good or not.
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by olivierco » Mar 18th, '09, 14:49

Thanks for your answers.

I guess I will try to order directly from Marukyu-Koyamaen if it is possible to pay by Visa card (I don't know why the best japanese shops don't accept paypal) but I might wait for their shincha.
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