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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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22/01/2024

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The Best Japanese Teas To Drink During Autumn & Winter

We are well and truly into the autumn season here in the UK and winter is approaching fast, so just like almost every other tea lover out there I have been reaching for my autumn and winter teas. You may think that this is the one time of year I probably step away from Japanese…

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15/11/2023

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A guide to preparing cold brewed and iced Japanese tea

Now that the warmer weather has arrived and we are transitioning into the summer months, I tend to drink less hot tea due to the weather and instead I choose to drink more cold brewed or iced Japanese teas. Earlier in my journey with tea, I found it hard to master the techniques of making…

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15/06/2023

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Sakura Sessions – Obubu Tea Farms – Hoji Sakura Sencha

Sakura Season is well and truly underway and sadly it will be coming to an end soon, but before it does I wanted to make sure I featured all of the Sakura teas and tisanes I’ve had the chance to sip on throughout this year’s Sakura season. The next three posts in this series will…

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27/04/2023

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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…

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06/02/2023

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Matcha Monday | Ippodo Tea – Seiun Matcha | Review

The Best Japanese Teas To Drink During Autumn & Winter

A guide to preparing cold brewed and iced Japanese tea

Sakura Sessions – Obubu Tea Farms – Hoji Sakura Sencha

Matcha Monday – Yunomi Ceremonial Grade Matcha Comparison Tasting