Nina's Japon

Shopping list!

Mwuahaha!

A wise choice Morgana! You can actually email the people at Nina’s for samples. And because you are in the US, I don’t see shipping being costly at all.

TY, VT. Good to know.

No problem. I love this company so if I can help get their name out there, I am more than happy to do so. Honestly it is definitely worth trying as their teas are delicious.

this sounds outrageous….wow! i’m really at a loss for words with all your wonderful reviews. caramel, buttery, vanilla, smooth, toasty. sold!

Yeah, OK. I added this to my shopping list too. :)

Oh god. So many people have added this to their shopping list that I will feel really bad if this doesn’t live up to my review when they eventually try it. With that said, I don’t know why it wouldn’t live up to the review because it is pretty tasty.

It will. Because it is magical.

I love the road trip, because you can. This tea is AMAZING. I must have more. I emailed them and they mentioned you…

ME? lol

Haha yeah, Sil, they told both of us to talk to you about a group order to save on shipping :P. I am glad you liked it by the way. I think I recalled reading your tasting note so I tossed in a bit more so you could have it again.

Haha yes. If only Steepster could support pictures. I also was chatting with VariaTEA for this. They mentioned you might place an order and to see if we could get some sort of group order going to help with shipping costs because they think it’ll be quite expensive.

Oh man, VariaTEA I would send you anything for more haha!

So….i’m likely going to be trying to visit their store in Miami at the end of February. If i do, i’m fine to bring things back and send them to you guys or something like that…

Ahh yes. That’s not quite what came across in the email haha. I definitely wouldn’t want to take up room in your suitcase, although I appreciate the offer. :)

….you realise, when i travel to florida i take 2 suitcases right? one for the clothes and one for tea? hahahaha

(don’t get me wrong, i’m all for a joint order as well, but if i’m going there, we save on the shipping to us and just need to split shipping from here to us when i get back)

Hahaha the two suitcases. Okay, I don’t feel so badly anymore. :P

i guess technically we pay the 25$ for flying BUT the second one i can totally turn into a carry on and not pay for it bwahahaha

Haha. I was actually saying to Courtney I will be in Florida in March and plan to do the same thing as you Sil. Plus, last time I came back from Florida I also had a second suitcase to bring back my teas. By the way, where do you buy tea when you are there? Aside from Nina’s, I couldn’t really find where to go.

Soooo funny story…i order from retailers, ship it to my friend’s places and pick up that plus anything else i’ve ordered. I am a fan of ordering my camera bags while i’m down there: www.kellymoorebag.com to save on duty/taxes etc..

It’s okay. I order from retailers and send it to my Dad in LA to save on shipping. If he knows I will be in Florida he sends the stuff there to avoid customs and then I just bring it home. Yay for tea mules!!

Pssssst. I would be interested in a group order.

Right Cavo? Group order for the win!

Haha. I feel like the group order would be a whole bunch of samples and a shitton of Nina’s Japon :P

Oh man. Sil! I need to get on this group order. :D

I like how Sil has been appointed the leader of the group order by the people at Nina’s themselves.

Hahaha. Yea, that’s pretty hilarious. And tey should probably give Sil and VariaTEA some free teas for a) getting us all excited about an order and b) ‘volunteering’ to make it happen!

I am ALL for that… totally plotting how to get to Miami with ease…

If you are there around valentine’s day, they are having a tea, wine, and chocolate tasting event.

sadly it would be the last week in February..if i can convince folks to make the drive. We’re usually only in the orlando area when we o.

I won’t be there until March so I am missing it too. I tried convincing my mom to go but she is not into teas enough to drive the hour into Miami.

Oh Japon, you tasty, tasty tea. I will restock and share again :)

I just got some in! I can send some to you in our swap Roswell. :)

Would you like some too VariaTEA?

Haha. No thank you, I have enough to tide me over until March. Thank you for the offer though.

The more I hear about this tea the more I want it!

THIS TEA IS AMAZE.

TOTALLY AMAZE. I’m so happy VariaTEA was able to spare a little sample when we did our swap!

Oh, this is also much better than Harney & Son’s Tokyo blend. I had that in my head as a similar one, but it’s really not.

I know what you mean. As it cooled, it reminded me more of Tokyo, but with that awesome creaminess it has. Omg I must have more ASAP. I hid the rest of my sample away in my drawer in hopes that I’ll forget it haha.

OMG, I want to try this! Caramel and nutty! It sounds amazing.

ZOMG me too.

HAHAHAHA. This was THE moment I was waiting for (anytime anyone tries this tea it is THE moment!). I am sooooooooo insanely happy that this is getting as much love as it deserves. I swear it must seem like I get a kick back when it comes to this tea because I push it so hard but it is THAT good and needs to be tried.

Hahah. You probably SHOULD get a commission or free samples or something with all the traffic you are sending to their site!

Haha well they have given me free samples but that has more to do with their business practice than me and my recommendations

OMG I AM OBSESSED!!! I am sooooooooooo happy you liked it. I have been sending it to everyone and talking about it so much that I was sure a whole bunch of people would get it and be like “why does she like this so much?”

I wish I could try this. This sounds incredible!

I am literally smiling alone in my bedroom right now because I am THAT happy you liked it.

And Yvonne, you can email the people at Nina’s Paris. They offer samples.

Yep, Amazon is the way to get it. I think they also do informal billing via email, but I don’t think their website does ordering yet.

Really? Yay!

How do I order from them VariaTEA?! I cannot live without this haha. I can’t seem to find if their website offers online shopping?

Thanks Tealizzy :)

Their website doesn’t offer online ordering yet but you can either email them directly or buy the stuff on amazon. Honestly though, I would email them if you are ordering. I met them and they are amazing. Plus you can also probably ask them for samples. I bought mine from them in person. They made me a cup and I was sold.

Mwuahaha.

I have some weird obsession with this tea. If my whole stash disappeared tomorrow and I just had this tea I would still be happy (okay probably not but I do like it a lot).

It’s so delicious! I can’t get over it. Like this creamy, toasty, caramel deliciousness. Gah.

Does anybody know their email address? I think I need this tea in my life right now.

Oooh! I have a sample from my swap with VariaTEA but I want to wait a few days for this head cold to clear. I really want to try it!

Also I thought from their fb page that the Web store might be up soon. I sent my email in for notification. Maybe in a month or two I can justify a small order as I (ahem) loved je t’aime.

Laurent(at)ninasteastore.com

I still have this one to try too, I’m excited after reading other’s comments.

It’s tasty! I hate that my rating makes it look like I didn’t like it or something, but I’ve tried to go back to my “ratings scale”, as I was falling into the trap of rating pretty much everything (except teas I hated) within the top 20 points of the scale.

(Just bumped my rating two points so it’s bright green, haha)

Ooooh, I’m so excited to try this one now! I’ve been waiting for a morning at home to enjoy it. Maybe tomorrow!

we’ll have to place a joint order with nina after we get through the samples :)

Tealizzy – I hope you like it!

I tried it this morning and I did like it! Really interesting to add other flavors to genmaicha! I’ll have to tea log it.

Yum!

YAY! More people to love Japon :)

hardly need more ppl to love it… you love it enough for all the ppl

I really do :P

Yum. Going on shopping list.

Oh, & I forgot to say, “Thank you Laurent!”

Mmmm, I’d suggest you try a straight genmaicha as well. They’re toasty and yummy – I love the addition of caramel/vanilla in the blends though, possibly better than the straight tea…

I have a little sample from Davids of genmaicha, I’m excited to try it now!

I had a little sample of genmaicha from David’s too. It was deliciously toasty!

:D Just make sure you use green tea parameters, and it should be delicious (but I see that you did for this sample, so you would have done so anyhow!) I also got a sample of DT genmaicha in my last online order, and need to give it a shot! I have about 3 other genmaichas from different companies that I’ve been drinking, though.

Kittenna, which genmaicha is favorite?

Hmm. One of mine was some unidentified one from a market that my aunt picked up; it was good, but obviously low quality. I also have Verdant’s, which is a real treat but not particularly representative of real genmaicha, as the tea base is Laoshan Green. And I have Butiki’s, which is also good. My roommate has one from a local tea store that I wanted to check out as well, plus I have the sample of DT’s. Overall, the Verdant version was my favourite, followed by Butiki’s, but I definitely haven’t tried enough yet!

Thanks! I’ll keep those in mind! :)

It’s on my wish list. I hope to try it one day. <3 genmai chas.

Yay! I am glad you liked it!