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Tasting Sessions – Tsujki: Heritage Grade Uji Hikari Matcha
Recently I was given the chance to try an incredible matcha by the team over at Yunomi and I knew from the instant I took my first sip that I was going to end up writing a long form post about my experiences with this tea. The matcha in questions is a Modern Heritage Grade […]
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Side By Side Matcha Comparison – Featuring Three Matchas From Naoki Matcha
These three matchas are from Uji (specifically the area near Joyo), Wazuka and Nisho. They are high-grade matchas that are suitable for both usucha and koicha and they have been named after the regions they come from Uji Harmony, Wazuka Hilltop and Nishio Bloom. Each of the matchas was shaded for around six weeks. Elevation […]
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Matcha Monday Masterclasses – Preparing Matcha Using Other Teas
It’s time again for another Matcha Monday Masterclass and this time around I’m going to be sharing a method I’ve been using for years now to add a little bit of variety to my daily bowls of matcha. Since I’ve moved away from drinking flavoured tea, and always favoured traditional matcha over flavoured matcha, when […]
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Insights Into The Japanese Tea Industry – Senbird Tea Q&A
Hello Everyone! I’m back today with the latest instalment of my newest series here on my blog which is of course titled Insights Into The Japanese Tea Industry. Like I said in the first post for this series last Friday, each week I’m going to be doing a Q&A with either a Japanese tea company, […]
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Matcha Monday | Which Fruits Pair Perfectly With Koicha?
Hey Everyone! Happy Matcha Monday, For today’s post I’m coming to you with something a little bit different that usual as today we are going to be talking all about tea and food pairings, specifically looking into which fruits pair well with Koicha. I was inspired to do this little experiment by Nio Teas over […]