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
Nine first-flush and two second-flush matcha samples, blind-coded and tasted in the usucha format by a calibrated two-rater screening protocol across four sessions. Each specimen graded across six sensory dimensions on a five-point scale.