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Iba Takahiro Comparison Tasting – 2022 Shoju Sencha Vs 2023 Shoju Sencha

I’ve said this before but I’ll say it again, if you want to learn about tea and train your palette to be able to pick out the nuances and subtle differences then comparison tastings are the perfect learning tool for you. Since I started doing them a few years ago, I have learned so much…
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Garden Glimpses – Ayumi Farms (Cyittorattu)

We’re already coming to the end of July & it’s time for the latest instalment of the Garden Glimpses series. We’ve previously covered Azuma Tea Garden, Tarui Tea Farm & Tea Farm Mitocha, and today we will be taking a deep dive into the world of Ayumi Farms (Cyittorattu). In 2019 Ayumi Kinezuka established Cyittorattu…
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Tasting Sessions – Miyazaki Sabou: Kamairicha (Yabukita Single Cultivar – Reserve)

Every once in a while I come across a tea that has such a incredibly unique set of tasting notes that there is not an ounce of doubt in my mind that I need to post about it, so I can ensure that as many people as possible know about said tea and hopefully get…
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Matcha Monday – Azuma Tea Farm –Ipponmatsu (Okumidori) | Review

It’s the last matcha Monday of June, wow were getting through this year fast aren’t we? I feel like I blinked at the end of March and landed at the end of June. Despite the amplified speed that time seems to be passing at, I have still been sipping on lots of fantastic tea including…
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Tasting Sessions : Ippodo Kumpu Sencha – Review

When it comes to Sencha, I have sipped and sampled my way through many since the start of my journey with Japanese tea, and I still continue to do so, despite having favourites I regularly return to because there is always something new to try, be it from a new farm / garden, a different…