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Specialty Matcha Podcast — 103 episodes

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1

Breaking: Japan Seeks GI for "Japanese Tea"

2

100th Episode 🎊 : No Easy Answers

3

Mythologizing in Matcha

4

Matcha companies we wish existed

5

Our Startup Updates

6

Interview with Tea Industry Veteran, Billy Dietz

7

Matcha Community PSA - Missing Person: Ben Barbante

8

Visiting Shirakawa Uji with Koto Tea Space

9

Interview with Teaism, Khun Gan

10

Next Level Specialty

11

Is matcha just a format now?

12

Interview with ChaEn Tea Experience, Khun Big

13

It's all about the References

14

Specialty Matcha in Bangkok with Jev of MTCH™

15

2026 Predictions

16

Global Japanese Tea Association, with Simona Suzuki

17

2025 Specialty Matcha Podcast AMA

18

The Matcha Program with Jules Reyes and Marc St Raymond

19

Interrogating Chanoyu Narratives with Dr. Rebecca Corbett

20

We made an interesting discovery

21

The Price of Transparency

22

Matcha Sensory

23

An Afternoon with a Chashi

24

Currency of Trust

25

Interview with Cosmic Cultures, Lissi and Zach

26

Korean Matcha (Malcha)

27

Interview with Per Oscar Brekell

28

New Culture Creation & End of Season 3

29

Interview with Soy Té, Carolina

30

Interview with Abby the Matcha Scientist

31

Tea farming, tencha processing, and cultivars with Pau from Tea Nursery

32

Interview with Rocky's Matcha, Rocky

33

Interview with Zenkyu Matcha, Kensuke Suji

34

Interview with No Bad Matcha, James

35

Interview with Haru Matcha, Nicha and Francis

36

Uji and Yame 2025 with Jacque & Matcha

37

How is Matcha Milled?

38

Interview with Matcha Yu Tea, Erin (audio improved)

39

2025 Harvest Season with Marc from Ooika Part 2

40

Context to Appreciate

41

Interview with Unearthed Gallery, Marcel

42

Interview with Homecoming Matcha, Dee

43

Our mill is working!

44

2025 Harvest Season with Marc from Ooika

45

Notes at Origin: Hand-picking Honzu Shaded Asahi Cultivar in Uji

46

Back to Basics

47

Why is average cafe matcha so bad?

48

Interview with Tezumi, David

49

Matcha's Past, Present, and Future

50

What do you care about?

51

Show, don't tell

52

Interview with Industry Veteran, Jules Reyes

53

Our Startup Pitch, Matcha Shortage Recap, and Reflections

54

Matcha + Milk Debate

55

Mini Update & The Science of Matcha Whisking Repost

56

Authenticity Trap, Opinion

57

Interview with Jacque and Matcha, Jacque

58

Battles to be Won

59

What is Authentic Matcha? Opinion

60

Are Poetic Matcha Names Harmful?

61

Interview with Tea for Me Please, Nicole

62

Interview with Tea Nursery, Pau

63

Kissatens, Blue Bottle, and Specialty Matcha

64

Reflections on Tencha Sourcing Trip

65

Interview with Matcha Moments, Monique

66

Notes at Origin: Yame vs Uji Matcha

67

Notes at Origin: Izumo City and Yame

68

Notes at Origin: Uji 2024

69

Matcha Retail in Uji and Kyoto

70

Status Quo of Fresh Ground Matcha

71

*Breaking News: Marukyu Koyamaen's Announcement

72

Matcha Science with Dr. Yizhou Ma

73

Interview with Chaseki, Tom

74

Interview with Matsu Matcha, Bryan

75

Interivew with MTCH, Jev

76

Matcha Scene in Thailand

77

Interview with Founder of Fudo-An, Aislynn van Clief,

78

Reflections on Season 1 of the Specialty Matcha Podcast

79

Our Questions and Announcement

80

Interview with My Matcha Addiction, Cole

81

Interview with My Japanese Green Tea, Ricardo Caicedo

82

Interview with Founder of Yunomi, Ian Chun

83

What is a Specialty Product?

84

Interview with Founder of Johnny Matcha, John O'Connor

85

What is Good Matcha (Part 2)

86

Matcha Labeling (Part 3): Classifications and Matcha Quality

87

What is Good Matcha? (Part 1)

88

Matcha Labeling (Part 2): Mistruths in Labeling

89

Interview with Founder of Ooika, Marc Alexandre

90

Matcha Labeling (Part 1): What is Matcha?

91

Interview with Water Chemistry Enthusiast, Arby Avanesian

92

The Future of Matcha - Opinion

93

Product Development at Sanko

94

Interview with Matcha Product Developer, Pat Penny

95

Matcha Crossing the Chasm

96

Deconstructing Matcha's Flavor

97

Cafe Design Language & Pattern Matching

98

Founding Sanko

99

Ceremonial Grade Matcha is Dead, Long Live Ceremonial Grade Matcha

100

What is Matcha?

101

Knowledge Structures

102

Science of Matcha Whisking

103

Conditions for Specialty Matcha Preference Acquisition