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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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Kamairicha Comparison – Ft Two Sun Dried Kamairicha’s From Tea Farm Mitocha

I recently had the opportunity to try out two separate Kamairicha’s from Mitocha and because I had previously had such fantastic sessions with both, I wanted to conduct a comparison session with them and see how they compared to each other when prepare exactly the same way, and discover just how much the subtle differences…
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Tasting Sessions – Kurihara Tea #03 – Shin (Heart) Premium Gyokuro

I’m sure it comes as a shock to absolutely no-one that I am a huge Gyokuro fan, I have always said that if I could only drink one kind of loose leaf Japanese green tea for the rest of my life it would be Gyokuro, so I am always on the look out for new…
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A guide to preparing cold brewed and iced Japanese tea

Now that the warmer weather has arrived and we are transitioning into the summer months, I tend to drink less hot tea due to the weather and instead I choose to drink more cold brewed or iced Japanese teas. Earlier in my journey with tea, I found it hard to master the techniques of making…
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Tasting Sessions – Yunomi Matcha: Uji no Aji – Kibune

Matcha Monday has rolled its way around again and while I have been consistently posting for Matcha Monday over on my Instagram and TikTok, it’s been a while since I have done a long form post for Matcha Monday here on my blog. So with that in mind, for this weeks Matcha Monday I thought…