The toasted mochi is nice and savory with a mild freshness of citrus, similar to being flavored with yuzu-soy glaze. It also has a firm crunch to the texture. The laver seaweed has flakiness that indicates it is still fresh. I think the aroma of the nori what brin...(more)

These cookie nuggets taste moderately malty sweet, with no 'toasted' or 'roasted' aroma despite its golden brown appearance. The flavor is subtle, so no obvious aroma to indicate it is made with malted rice and/or buckwheat flour. The light crunchy texture what make...(more)

Appearance is a bright matcha green in color. Taste is mildly sweet with just a hint of matcha tea bitterness, but there is only a mild aroma of matcha presents. It gives a nice snap to the bite with its crispy texture, making it addictive. A type of snack that ca...(more)

Appearance has no white crystallized fructose coating so it shows its true natural color, which is a reddish orange-brown. Taste is not that sweet, which indicates no added sweetener used. Flavor is pleasantly natural with a sticky firm texture to the flesh. There...(more)

Brief steeps (few seconds) in 70 Celsius water. Liquor is opaqued pale yellowish green in color, but the yellowish hue gets brighter by the third infusion. Taste is bold, slightly grassy on the palate with a soft umami sweetness. The slight grassy note is noticeab...(more)

Lightweight and aesthetically pleasing to the eyes. The sizing of the cup is slightly wider than I would prefer to fit nicely in my hand, but it holds a generous volume of liquid, which how I prefer when I have my tea solo. The wide mouth/rim also allows one to easi...(more)

-- 2021 batch -- Brief steeps (5-10 seconds) in 70 Celsius water. Liquor is opaqued light pale-green in color. Taste is smooth, mellow umami sweet, slightly grassy on the palate. The grassy note starts from the 2nd infusion and increases by the 3rd infusion. O...(more)

-- 2021 batch -- Brief steeps (5-10 seconds) in 70 Celsius water. Liquor is opaqued light yellow-green in color. Taste is smooth, slightly umami sweet, lightly grassy. The grassy note starts from the 2nd infusion and increases by the 3rd infusion. Mouthfeel sl...(more)

Texture is smooth and semi-firm, but from the four choices of flavors the ume (pink) flavored one seems to have a softer texture compared to the rest, while also the only one that has a tangy/sour note to the flavor. Each of the four yokans has a distinct flavor diffe...(more)

Brief steeps (few seconds) in 70 degree Celsius. Liquor is a semi-opaqued bright yellow-green in color. Taste is smooth with a pronounced sweet umami-savoriness, and a hint of vegetal note in the aftertaste. Mouthfeel is slightly sticky from the medium body infusi...(more)