Teavana has some usacha quality matcha for a reasonable price. I reviewed it here: vimeo.com/4157077

I'm a little nervous to try matcha

Don't be L.T. It's some of the best green tea you can have and a great tea for beginners to get started with because it is so easy to make and so easy to like. Just make sure to get the water temperature right, if you're not certain, err on the side of cooler than hotter.

Looks like powder paint, but will give it a try. Been experimenting with mixing my own leaf teas recently.

That's a rad tea kettle. Who makes that?

Kevin, when you first started drinking these kinds of teas, did you like them? Or did you aquire a taste for them? See, I love tea but the kind I like is your typical iced sweet tea. I love it. And I bought your samovar tea kit because I do want to try and drink more tea. So far I've only tried the Ryokucha tea, which does smell great! Just like Jesse said, it smells like cereal. Kinda like Honey Smacks without the honey. But... I didn't really like it. And I'm disappointed that I don't like it. Am I not giving it enough of a chance?

Lise, the Ryokucha is definitely is definitely a big jump into green tea, it takes time to develop your palate. Try the Chai next and let me know what you think!

Going on week 9 without coffee and I was able to dodge the headaches with organic white tea. Just sharing a tea success story with you Kevin.

Great explanation even though we're not the tea company featured in your video. I hope it's okay to post your video on our facebook fan page. Had no idea that you were genuinely really into tea. BTW, matcha can be made with either tencha (gyokuro) or sencha or a blend of both.

I just started branching off from being an avid coffee drinker to learning new teas as well, especially types I'm unfamiliar with (most of them/I can write a book on coffee, and eventually i'd like to be able to say the same for tea). I Just got an Oolong Tea, with green/black leafs, apricot, -2 other ingredients I can't recall as well- I think I'm mixing it wrong, it seems watery, light yellow, and tastes watery. Are a lot of teas normally like this? If this is uncommon, what's a great way to make it turn out more potent?

Thank you Mr. Rose. Cheers to the healthier lifestyle!

My dad used to make traditional Japanese tea bowls.

Just curious, how come the bananas have to be frozen? And how much is a little bit of soy? That sounds really tastey!

have you tried mixing matcha with mate? lightlycaffeinated.com/post/123516235/matcha-mate-one-very-early-morning-i-discovered

Just got some Matcha today in Japan. Great stuff.