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Matcha Monday | Obubu Tea Farms – Gokou Matcha | Review

Happy Matcha Monday! For a while, I have been wanting to try a wider selection of the matchas that Obubu Tea Farms currently stocks. So when I came across a sampler set featuring five of their matchas when browsing the Yunomi website and putting together my most recent order, I jumped at the chance to…
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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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Matcha Monday | Chakouan: Ureshino Kamairi Matcha | Review

Happy Matcha Monday! Today I want to share with you a unique matcha that I had the opportunity to try recently. The matcha in question is Chakouan’s Ureshino Kamairi Matcha and it uses Kamairi (pan-fired) Tencha that is ground into fine matcha powder with a stone mill. When I was placing my last order with…
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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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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…