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Azuma Tea Farm – Samidori-no-ka Matcha – Review & Art Pairing

Am I about to review another Azuma Tea Farms Matcha? Of course I am, because I will not be able to stop until I’ve tried and reviewed each and every single one, which I’m getting closer and closer to achieving as time goes by. You would think that by now I would have found one…
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Matcha Monday – Azuma Tea Farm –Ipponmatsu (Okumidori) | Review

It’s the last matcha Monday of June, wow were getting through this year fast aren’t we? I feel like I blinked at the end of March and landed at the end of June. Despite the amplified speed that time seems to be passing at, I have still been sipping on lots of fantastic tea including…
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Matcha Monday | Obubu Tea Farms – Gokou Matcha | Review

Happy Matcha Monday! For a while, I have been wanting to try a wider selection of the matchas that Obubu Tea Farms currently stocks. So when I came across a sampler set featuring five of their matchas when browsing the Yunomi website and putting together my most recent order, I jumped at the chance to…
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Matcha Monday | Ippodo Tea – Seiun Matcha | Review

Ippodo Tea is a family-run Japanese tea company that was founded in 1717, in the heart of Kyoto. More than just a retailer, Ippodo is a multi-faceted tea company that carefully selects, blends and crafts its tea. The name Ippodo, literally means “preserve one.” The name came from Prince Yamashina, who enjoyed Ippodo tea and wanted…
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Matcha Monday | Chakouan: Ureshino Kamairi Matcha | Review

Happy Matcha Monday! Today I want to share with you a unique matcha that I had the opportunity to try recently. The matcha in question is Chakouan’s Ureshino Kamairi Matcha and it uses Kamairi (pan-fired) Tencha that is ground into fine matcha powder with a stone mill. When I was placing my last order with…