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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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Matcha Monday – Azuma Tea Farm – Wazuka no Asahi Matcha | Review

It’s Matcha Monday and this week I want to introduce you to Azuma Tea Farms’ Wazuka No Asahi Matcha, which is part of their single cultivar range available on the Yunomi website. Over the last two years, I have been focusing on trying as many matchas from this range as possible and while I definitely…
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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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Garden Glimpses – Tarui Tea Farm

In January I started a brand new series titled Garden Glimpses, a series in which each post focuses on a single Japanese tea garden / farm, highlighting the work they are doing alongside my personal experiences with them and the teas that I have had the chance to sample from them over the years since…
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Garden Glimpses – Azuma Tea Garden

The main focus of my blog over the last few years has been to shine a light onto Japanese tea and help as many people as possible gain in depth knowledge of the Japanese tea industry while aiming to support Japanese tea farms / farmers of all sizes. So during this year I’ll be continuing…