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Tasting Sessions : Ippodo Kumpu Sencha – Review

When it comes to Sencha, I have sipped and sampled my way through many since the start of my journey with Japanese tea, and I still continue to do so, despite having favourites I regularly return to because there is always something new to try, be it from a new farm / garden, a different…
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Garden Glimpses – Tea Farm Mitocha

Every other month since the start of this year, I have been posting instalments for my Garden Glimpses series, of which the aim is to shine a spotlight on a specific tea garden / farm in each post. Previously I have discussed Azuma Tea Garden and Tarui Tea Farm and today I will be focusing…
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Tasting Sessions : Ippodo Premium Gyokuro – Review

If you have read my review of Ippodo’s Seiun Matcha, you will know that I was absolutely blown away by the quality of it, and just when I thought that they simply couldn’t wow me further, I tried their Premium Gyokuro for the first time and I was completely blow away. I first tried this…
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Matcha Monday – Kiroku Tea Garden: Single Cultivar Asanoka Matcha | Review

It’s Matcha Monday, so to celebrate the start of a new (and hopefully much warmer week), I want to introduce you to Kiroku Tea Farm and their single cultivar Asanoka Matcha from Wazuka, Kyoto. Produced by Tencha farmers from Wazuka, Kyoto, sisters Ui and Megumi Hori, along with their mother, this is a small batch…
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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…