Open research,
from the bench.
A small, growing archive of internal R&D — blind tastings, methodology iterations, water-program audits. Each report is published as it left the bench, with vendor and origin identifiers redacted but the process kept on the record.
Three open reports,
one ongoing archive.
Listed in reverse chronological order — most recent first. Earlier reports remain available in their original form; later reports cite them where relevant.
Twelve Matchas in Milk
The eleven specimens from No. 01 plus one new addition, retasted as lattes — every cup served first unsweetened, then with house simple syrup. A calibrated two-rater screening protocol across eight sensory dimensions, including color payoff and matcha presence. The thesis under examination: the same matcha is not the same drink.
A Study of Iteration Across Four Steeped Tea Formats
Forty-eight documented brewing iterations across four cold-format teas. Temperature, ratio, steep, bloom, filtration, cooldown, and water mineralization — each tuned in service of clarity and balance, each terminating in a locked production specification.
A Blind Survey of Eleven Matcha Specimens
Eighteen candidates sourced; eleven advanced past the color screen. Nine first-flush and two second-flush matcha samples, blind-coded and tasted in the usucha format under a calibrated two-rater screening protocol across four sessions. Each specimen graded across six sensory dimensions on a five-point scale.
The Standard
How a tea earns the tin: candidates blind-coded and scored, water built from scratch and held constant, sources vetted against a fixed bar, results published — split decisions and caveats included. The method every report above is built on. The order never changes: the report comes first, then the tin.