They say that Matcha increases your focus. And that seems to be true, as I went back to Uji for the second time this year to focus on matcha. Our first visit was just before the season started, and our second visit was in the last week of the second season. This trip had 2 focuses: one was to nail down our supply of the various matchas we provide. And the second was to bring my son Alex to take some great pictures and videos. We went to a tea auction on our first day. Alex reminded me that we had done a similar auction trip over 20 years ago. So we have been sourcing great matcha for over 2 decades.  It was so hot over there that we kept reaching for iced matcha lattes - or ice cream.