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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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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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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…