On Mar 10, 11:59*am, Salsero wrote:
On Mar 9, 9:34*am, Thitherflit wrote:

*Is it possible that that lot of tea was simply something
produced for the Japanese market? *They *do* drink a lot of black tea
there

Interesting, I didn't know that they drank much black tea in Japan.

Just to make sure that my recollection was correct, I contacted
Tfactor regarding the Koucha, which I would certainly recommend
trying, BTW. The following is their prompt reply:

I looked at the website, and indeed! Someone is producing black tea
in Japan, in Shizuoka Prefecture (one of the famous green tea
districts)! Zounds!

james-henry holland

"Thank you for your enquiry. We still carry the Japanese black tea
(Koucha). You can find the same hehttp://www.tfactor.us/catalog/limite...oucha-706.html

It is extremely hard to find a Japanese grower who is willing to offer
their black tea production for exports. The grower primarily offers
his black tea to his Japanese customers, and seems like he does brisk
business within Japan.

Any other question, please let me know.

Kind Regards,

Saunam"