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What is Kuromame?(Black Soybean ”Tea”)

Back in December of 2022 I made my own Japanese tea advent calendar that included both caffeinated traditional options and caffeine free tisanes, as I’ve been aiming to explore the world of Japanese tisanes and thought there was no better way to do that than including them in my advent calendar. One of those tisanes…
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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 : Ogura Tea Garden: First Flush Yabukita Wakocha

Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve done a tasting sessions post hasn’t it! Totally not an intended break at all, but one I just had to take due to medical issues. However I recently tried a new First Flush, Yabukita Wakoucha from Ougra Tea Garden. Over the years I’ve tried a fantastic selection of…
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How To Brew: Gyokuro

Since I started my blog and found over the years that my passion for tea lies mostly with Japanese tea, I’ve thrown myself into learning as much as I possibly can to make sure I’m getting the most out of the teas I’m drinking and preparing them at their best. It was a trial and…
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What is Amacha? – A Japanese Herbal Tisane

What Is Amacha? How do you steep it? Is there more than one way you can use it? Those are all questions I’ll be answering in todays post about a phenomenally under rated traditional Japanese tisane. The Amacha I’ll be featuring in this post was purchased* via Yunomi and you can find it on their…