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Matcha Monday | Chakouan: Ureshino Kamairi Matcha | Review

Happy Matcha Monday! Today I want to share with you a unique matcha that I had the opportunity to try recently. The matcha in question is Chakouan’s Ureshino Kamairi Matcha and it uses Kamairi (pan-fired) Tencha that is ground into fine matcha powder with a stone mill. When I was placing my last order with…
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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…
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Sakura Sessions – Obubu Tea Farms – Sakura Sencha

Sadly the time has come to say goodbye to the Sakura Sessions series until next year’s Sakura Season. In my last two Sakura Sessions posts, I told you all that before I finished the series I wanted to feature three sakura blends from Obubu tea, that I was very kindly sent samples of by my…