Category: Product Reviews

After recording the podcast, I received a sample from Matcha Moto. It’s an organic, ceremonial matcha from the Uji region. This looks like a good way to start my...

Today I continue my exploration of single cultivar sencha with this Tsuyuhikari tea. It is an organic sencha from Kawane, Shizuoka prefecture. Although this tea isn’t so rare in...

I received this sample from California Tea House. It’s the first time that I taste one of their teas. The website doesn’t offer much information about this matcha, such...

This tea is the latest addition to the masters collection of Naoki Matcha. It consists of a blend of cultivars from Uji: Samidori and Ujihikari. A matcha from this...

I received a sample of an organic sencha from the Fujimidori cultivar, courtesy of Sugimoto Tea. This tea is made in Kawane, Shizuoka prefecture. It’s an uncommon cultivar for...

This new tea app is just what I was waiting for. It works as a tea journal, keeps tracks of teas, and it has an integrated timer. Plus, it’s...

Miyazaki Sabo has been growing tea without fertilizers or pesticides for over 30 years. I haven’t tasted their teas. They seem to be experts at making kamairicha. By the...

Ikkyu Tea has different types of sencha on their site. This is one of them. As with their other sencha, Ren is a Japanese first name. Tea farmer Shimono...

After learning about the Shizu-7132 cultivar I’ve been wanting to taste it. Would it really have a cherry blossom aroma? How sweet would it be? The good news is...

This matcha comes from the Chiran tea region around Minamikyūshū city in Kagoshima prefecture. Many thanks to Naoki Matcha for giving me this sample for review. One very interesting...

Nowadays I don’t go out as often because of the pandemic, so my allergies have improved. But I still have symptoms every now and then. That’s why I like...