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:

"Thank you for your enquiry. We still carry the Japanese black tea
(Koucha). You can find the same he
http://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"