Ardella Ruben

Bantra | My tea journey
Learning Matcha production directly from Tea Producers across Japan

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@finessloveeqze the internet praises everything now and it's making mediocrity acceptable

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@honeydew__bdfv the algorithm keeps pushing this and i think its because it knows something we dont

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Cuộc phiêu lưu kẹo dẻo của mẹ con tui kiểu_NBlVR4YF0og

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池の白 (Ike no Shiro) - Harvest 2025
Hoshino seichaen / Yame (Hoshino)

A nut-forward, comfort-style matcha with restrained sweetness and low bitterness. The profile is approachable and smooth, though relatively flat in terms of aromatic evolution and flavor layering.…

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5Dml chilled water → 40ml cast iron kettle water (85–90°C)

Observation:
Deep, grounded sweetness on entry.…
ouble temperature method:
U.5g / 45ml
1Sji, Kyoto - 2025 Harvest
Ahimizuya Kageyama (Honzu)
sahi Matcha

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@ceejherrerlquv the way the left side subtly changes every loop is messing with my head

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In a spring tea ceremony, the choice of utensils and nerikiri usually leans toward lightness rather than display. Tea bowls with soft glazes or pale tones like blush pink, fresh green, off-white, help echo the sense of the season quietly.…

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@c_romine11 the execution is actually flawless start to finish

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Samidori 2025 competition grade. @mtch📍.Gokasho - Uji, Kyoto
Samidori 2025–2026.
Single cultivar. 42 days shaded. Hand-picked, stone-milled.
Sweet on entry, round and calm. A soft bitterness slowly builds at the center, never aggressive.…official

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There is a particular kind of silence that rain brings. Not an absence of sound, but a re-tuning of it. The patter against the window became a steady rhythmic pulse, like a patient heartbeat. The air cooled, carrying the faint scent of wet concrete and something almost leafy.…

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@LetitiaMolzwi I know I'll get hate for this but this is mid at best

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1H2 hours cold brewedGoshinomura. Yame
yokuro. 2025

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@LorinePhibbs The confidence is radiating through the screen. We love to see it

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rong căn phòng nhỏ, ánh sáng mỏng manh rơi lên chiếc ấm đất. Pha trà không phải để có một chén nước, mà là cách bước vào khoảng lặng.…
TThe Stillness in a Cup of Tea

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B[àn trà hôm nay được điểm xuyết bởi nerikiri wagashi với chủ đề ánh trăng - mong manh, tinh tế và được nặn thủ công như một lời tri ân tới vầng trăng tròn bởi @ohi.wagashi .…EN below]