Old Ways and Nowadays

We tucked our heads and removed our slippers, the lady bowed her head “ogedeske” and points for us to follow her on back. We sit and kneel at our table amidst hanging aged green gardens within castle grounds Shoguns once reigned in. A place where Samurai warriors once were to lead with the giving of their lives in loyalty, self discipline and respect. We were captured by the subtle manne…

What is Matcha?

Matcha is stone ground green tea. The whole green tea leaf is de-veined and de-stemmed and ground into a powder and then whisked in hot water. You get the benefits of the whole leaf in your cup!Matcha is traditionally consumed as part of a tea ceremony. All of our matcha comes from Kyoto, Japan a famed region for green tea. Green tea has the combination of caffeine and L-theanine and this makes it…