Tea expert Kevin Leary spends his time sampling and sourcing teas from around the world for his family-owned business Coastal Tea Company. Coastal Tea Company was founded on the belief that people aren’t fully experiencing the joy of quality tea, particularly matcha. For more than a decade Kevin’s family has loved premium loose tea and matcha. They’ve made it their goal […]

Matcha expert Ying Han founded Midori Spring in early 2015 through her passion for green tea, health products and well-being. She was able to find the best organic green tea leaves from Japan through extensive tastings and research. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, including good physical and mental health has played an important role in Ying’s […]

Tea expert Elena Volkova was first exposed to tea culture in Russia, her country of origin. She has been creating house tea blends at Culinary Teas since October 2013. Culinary Teas is a small family-owned partnership that specializes in tea and tea accessories. Check out our reviews of their Matcha Green Tea Powder and Genmaicha Extra […]

Matcha expert Eric Gower badly wanted to drink some good matcha and couldn’t find any. He founded Breakaway Matcha in 2010. Breakaway Matcha specializes in sourcing, custom blending, and distributing the highest-quality matcha on earth. What do you do at Breakaway Matcha? I do pretty much everything, from sourcing to operations to supply chain to marketing, sales, […]