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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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Women in Tea – Yunomi.Life Sampler Gift Set | Review

Yunomi’s founder Ian Chun launched the Women in Tea Collection back in October 2021 in efforts to spotlight and encourage the women who have taken on leading roles in their businesses. They wanted to shine the light on these passionate women, and help connect their customers to some of these inspiring women. While women in the Japanese…
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Tasting Sessions – Yunomi Matcha: Uji no Aji – Kibune

Matcha Monday has rolled its way around again and while I have been consistently posting for Matcha Monday over on my Instagram and TikTok, it’s been a while since I have done a long form post for Matcha Monday here on my blog. So with that in mind, for this weeks Matcha Monday I thought…
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Matcha Monday – Yunomi Ceremonial Grade Matcha Comparison Tasting

I’m sure you all know well enough by now that when it comes to matcha I have a little bit of an obsession. But it goes much further than just wanting to drink it. I have set myself the aim of learning everything I can about it and one of my favourite ways to do…
