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Idle Hour’s – Matcha Yamane-en Senzoku (Ceremonial Grade) – Review & Art Pairing

A little earlier in the year, Idle Hour, a new Matcha company, very kindly gifted me a tin of their Yamane-en Senzoku Matcha to try along with a beautiful chawan, & while they did not ask me to post about either & just wanted to hear my feedback, I felt it important to share my…
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Shogyokuen’s Iwai no Shiro, Premium Ceremonial Grade Modern Matcha | Review & Art Pairing

It’s Matcha Monday and this week I want to introduce you to a new (to me) matcha that I have been sipping on for the last few weeks, Shogyokuen’s Iwai no Shiro, Premium Ceremonial Grade Modern Matcha. This matcha is produced using a blend of tencha leaves created by master blender & CEO Hiroshi Kobayashi,…
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Land Of Fire – TeaPro (UK) | Review

We’ve found ourselves back at Matcha Monday again & this week I want to introduce you all to TeaPro (UK) and their Land of Fire – Matcha. This is a ceremonial grade matcha from the “Land of Fire” aka Kyushu Island, which is the southernmost and most volcanic Island of Japan. The green leaves for…
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Nagatani Tea: Ujitawara Tenmyo Matcha – Premium Ceremonial Grade

This Matcha Monday, I want to introduce you to Nagatani Tea & their Premium Ceremonial Grade, Ujitawara Tenmyo Matcha. This matcha uses a new and rather rare cultivar by the name of Tenmyo which was registered in 2006 and cultivated from a seed of the Samidori cultivar in Uji, Kyoto, with the other parent being…
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Tsujiki Tea Garden: Modern Heritage Grade – Uji Matcha (Gokou)

Just over nine years have passed since I started this blog and throughout all of that time, I have been able to sip my way through many a matcha, the majority of which were single cultivar matchas sourced from many different locations throughout Japan. Those experiences have been able to help me learn about the…