The SCAE Awards for Coffee Excellence (#)
„Kentaro Maruyama and his group of Japanese Quality Radicals. By organizing a phenomenal group of young coffee shop operators in Japan in his buying group to develop direct relationships with the best produces worldwide while sourcing the very best from every origin, he is creating a new trade model for many small companies to follow.“
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„O-cha is one of the most popular beverages in Japan. O-cha is Japanese tea, also referred to as green tea. Green tea has long been associated with Japanese people but it is said that the drink actually came from China about 1200 years ago (cha is ‘tea’ in Chinese, and Japanese added the honorific prefix ‘o’). Tea drinking didn't become popular until the 12th century when the upper class people began to enjoy maccha, a high quality powdered green tea.“
http://www.zojirushi.com/japanese_culture/ tea_1.html
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„It will give you the opportunity to escape for an hour and immerse yourself in the elegant traditions of japan. To start you on your journey into the world of tea, the pack offers both the basic equipment and clear step-by-step instructions for carrying out your own tea ceremony at home, incorporated into a beautifully presented gift box. All that is needed for a splash of Eastern culture is the addition of hot water. Included in the pack are - A traditional Japanese teacup, a packet of matcha - powdered green tea, a bamboo whisk, and a beautifully illustrated book which explores the history and culture of Japan, the esthetics of tea, and the status of the tea ceremony in Japan today, together with over 100 illustrations and helpful diagrams.“
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/1862045909/
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An Introduction to the World of Tea (INeedCoffee.com)
„Green teas are not oxidized, but are formed into different shapes either by pan firing by hand (China) or by steaming (Japan). They are then sorted by size and quality into different grades, the higher grades having a fuller and more complex flavor, and often are able to be steeped more times than the lower grades. China produces the greatest number of these, including the chestnutty Long Ching (Dragon Well), the fruity and fragrant Pi Lo Chun (Green Snail Spring-- much better than it sounds, one of my favorites), the mild, lightly sweet Chun Mei (Precious Eyebrows), and the strong and smoky gunpowder, among hundreds of others.“
http://www.ineedcoffee.com/03/tea/
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„Japanese trade house Maruyama Coffee, bidding on behalf of several roasters in the Mikatajuku Group, bought the top winning lot for $10.15 per pound.“
http://www.bsca.com.br/ news.php?lang=en&an_id=73
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„Mr. Maruyama, a Japanese roaster who fought off several last minute bids exclaimed "when I found out I won the lot I was very, very happy and now I can share this wonderful coffee with my customers. I thank the farmers who put such energy into all these excellent coffees".“
http://www.bsca.com.br/news.php?page=4&lang=en
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