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Baisa Nakamura: Imperial Ceremonial Grade – Uji Matcha | Review

It’s been a while since I’ve been able to post a long form post here on my blog and I really have missed doing it, but I also felt like I was in need of a little break from doing it while I worked on crafting a new posting style for my content over on…
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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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Chiyonoen Tea Garden: Standard Ceremonial Grade Yame Matcha (Hime Midori)

This single cultivar Hime Midori Matcha is from Chiyonoen Tea Garden, a small tea garden operated by husband and wife farmers Masashi and Eri Harashima deep in the mountains of Yabe Village, Fukuoka, Japan. It is a 3rd generation farm that specialises in high grade mountain-grown sencha and gyokuro, established by his grandfather and the…
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Ayumi Farms – Handpicked (Ultra Micro Lot) Shizuoka Sencha – Review & Art Pairing

It may be autumn now, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to stop drinking green tea altogether, especially when they are as delicious as this Ayumi Farms, Handpicked (Ultra Micro Lot) Shizuoka Sencha is. The leaves are a jewel toned green and slightly glossy in texture, and have an aroma that is fantastically complex with…
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Azuma Tea Farm – Samidori-no-ka Matcha – Review & Art Pairing

Am I about to review another Azuma Tea Farms Matcha? Of course I am, because I will not be able to stop until I’ve tried and reviewed each and every single one, which I’m getting closer and closer to achieving as time goes by. You would think that by now I would have found one…