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Trying a Japanese Gaba Oolong for the first time

In previous years I have had the chance to try a handful of gaba oolongs, however all of those oolongs have been from Taiwan. So when I came across this Japanese gaba oolong from Kanes tea on the Yunomi Website, I knew I had to try it and see how it compared to the Taiwanese…
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Nio Teas – Premium Matcha Chiran | Review & Art Pairing

I only ever have one tin / bag of matcha open at a time, to ensure that I am sipping through the matcha I have while it is at it’s best and to enable me to focus everything each one has to offer, collating detailed notes and experimenting with matcha to water ratio, water temperature…
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Land Of Fire – TeaPro (UK) | Review

We’ve found ourselves back at Matcha Monday again & this week I want to introduce you all to TeaPro (UK) and their Land of Fire – Matcha. This is a ceremonial grade matcha from the “Land of Fire” aka Kyushu Island, which is the southernmost and most volcanic Island of Japan. The green leaves for…
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Baisa Nakamura: Imperial Ceremonial Grade – Uji Matcha | Review

It’s been a while since I’ve been able to post a long form post here on my blog and I really have missed doing it, but I also felt like I was in need of a little break from doing it while I worked on crafting a new posting style for my content over on…
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Nagatani Tea: Ujitawara Tenmyo Matcha – Premium Ceremonial Grade

This Matcha Monday, I want to introduce you to Nagatani Tea & their Premium Ceremonial Grade, Ujitawara Tenmyo Matcha. This matcha uses a new and rather rare cultivar by the name of Tenmyo which was registered in 2006 and cultivated from a seed of the Samidori cultivar in Uji, Kyoto, with the other parent being…