Oct 29, 20261h 33mS5
In this episode, cohosts Ryan and Zongjun (Sam) welcome back Pau from Tea Nursey and who works as a tea farmer in Wazuka. Topics range from a Zairai summit in Shizuoka where genetic sampling is being used to trace which...
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Specialty Matcha Podcast
Hosted by Sanko Matcha Products · arts · EN-US
About this Podcast:
The Specialty Matcha Podcast is hosted by Ryan Ahn and Zongjun Li, cofounders of Sanko Matcha Products. We discuss the growth in popularity of matcha, innovation, and matcha science. We also interview thought leaders, tea merchants, and tea educators to discuss everything from sourcing, processing, blending, milling, storytelling, health claims, and much more.Sanko Matcha Products is a startup dedicated to using functional design to create contemporary matcha gear and the use of new technology to innovate the matcha milling process.
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What is Specialty Matcha Podcast about?
The Specialty Matcha Podcast is hosted by Ryan Ahn and Zongjun Li, cofounders of Sanko Matcha Products. We discuss the growth in popularity of matcha, innovation, and matcha science. We also interview thought leaders, tea merchants, and tea educators to discuss everything from sourcing, processing, blending, milling, storytelling, health claims, and much more.
Who hosts Specialty Matcha Podcast?
Specialty Matcha Podcast is hosted by Sanko Matcha Products. The show has published 118 episodes to date.
What has Specialty Matcha Podcast covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Zairai, matcha milling, and more with Pau from Tea Nursery" (29 October 2026, 93 minutes), "Interview with Zach Mangan, Kettl" (8 October 2026, 85 minutes), and "Thailand's Advanced Matcha Market" (18 September 2026, 53 minutes).
How often does Specialty Matcha Podcast publish?
Specialty Matcha Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 57 minutes across 118 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Specialty Matcha Podcast?
Booking probability for Specialty Matcha Podcast is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Specialty Matcha Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Specialty Matcha Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for Specialty Matcha Podcast are Other Crop Farming and Snacks, Coffee & Other Foods. Specialty Matcha Podcast has an arts audience.
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Sanko Matcha Products hosts Specialty Matcha Podcast, an arts podcast with 118 episodes published.
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Episode #16
Interview with Zach Mangan, Kettl
Oct 8, 20261h 25mS5Ryan and Zongjun (Sam) are in discussion with Zach Mangan, founder of Kettl, to discuss 16 years of sourcing Japanese tea. Topics range from how the art of gogumi (tea blending) works, drawing on Zach's conversations...
Episode #15
Thailand's Advanced Matcha Market
Sep 18, 202653 minS5In this episode, cohosts Ryan and Zongjun (Sam) record from Bangkok the day after Thailand Coffee Fest 2026, where around 40 matcha brands exhibited and the Sanko Usu One had to be pitched from a poster because the mill...
Episode #14
Interview with Lorela Lohan, WanderlusTea
Sep 10, 20261h 5mS5https://www.wanderlustea.com/ In this episode, Ryan talks with Lorela Lohan, founder of WanderlusTea, a Brussels-based consultancy for specialty tea businesses in Europe. Lorela has spent five years advising small and...
Episode #13
Largest *Matcha Factory in the World
Sep 3, 202641 minS5*If you consider matcha produced from shaded Chinese-grown tencha as matcha. In this episode, cohosts Ryan and Zongjun (Sam) report from Tongren, Guizhou, after touring Guicha and driving another hour into the mountains...
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- Aug 27, 20261h 12mS5
In this episode, cohosts Ryan and Zongjun (Sam) talk with Maren Fichter, a tea educator and writer whose Substack Tea & all the rest covers farming, heritage, tourism, and education in specialty tea. She has worked with...
Episode #11
Interview with Jeff Fuchs, Tea Explorer
Aug 20, 20261h 3mS5https://www.jefffuchs.com/ In this episode, cohosts Ryan and Zongjun (Sam) are joined by Jeff Fuchs, author of The Ancient Tea Horse Road and the first documented westerner to trek both main trunks of the route, fresh...
Episode #10
Opinion: Where is all the perspective?
Aug 13, 202639 minS5https://open.spotify.com/episode/4uIvpxzwyVbQRTeRrnrlvW?si=KqUfE4DJQFmM0Tw6Cue9Lg Ryan and Zongjun (Sam) discuss the lack of unique perspective in contemporary matcha branding. Topics range from the emerging specialty...
- Aug 7, 202645 minS5
In this episode hosts Ryan and Zongjun (Sam) discuss the narrative differences between Chinese and Japanese made matcha. Sam has recently come back from Hubei and Henan, where he and a friend discovered Yabukita and...
Episode #8
The Rise of Chinese Matcha
Jul 31, 202647 minS5Recorded: Early May 2026 In this episode, Ryan and Zongjun (Sam) record live from Canton Fair in Guangzhou to map the Chinese matcha scene in 2026. They cover what changed in two years: "average quality" material that...
Episode #7
Debate: What should Uji matcha be?
Jul 23, 20261h 31mS5In this episode, Ryan and Zongjun (Sam) close out the Uji matcha series with a debate: can Uji matcha actually be defined? The episode maps the full spectrum of definitions, from the least conservative, where Uji is a...
- Jul 17, 202629 minS5
Ryan and Sam (Zongjun) discuss the recent GI status granted to Japanese tea, its implications for the industry, and the problems associated with the definition...
Episode #5
What is and was Uji Matcha?
Jul 9, 20261h 2mS5In this editorial conversation, Ryan and Zongjun (Sam) interrogate the term "Uji matcha" and its tangled provenance: what it once meant, and how it has quietly changed over the years. Was Uji ever really a single...
- Jun 25, 202649 minS5
<p>https://open.substack.com/pub/sankomatcha/p/uji-no-matcha-the-inconvenient-truth?r=3mxquk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web</p><p><br></p><p>It started with the disturbing realization that almost all Uji Matcha sold...
- Jun 25, 202649 minS5
https://open.substack.com/pub/sankomatcha/p/uji-no-matcha-the-inconvenient-truth?r=3mxquk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web It started with the disturbing realization that almost all Uji Matcha sold is not grown or...
Episode #3
Notes at Origin: Nishio, Aichi
May 28, 202639 minS5<p>Cohosts Ryan and Zongjun (Sam) discuss their experience in Nishio, Aichi including learning about pest control techniques, unique tana-shelf shading structures of Aichi, differences between a Mikawa and Horii Style...
Episode #2
Notes at Origin: Toyota, Aichi
May 22, 202658 minS5<p>Cohosts Ryan and Zongjun (Sam) discuss their learning journey hand picking tea for 3 days in Toyota, Aichi. They discuss tencha processing (including a unique withering step this producer uses which produces an...
- May 14, 202644 minS5
<p>Ryan and Zongjun discuss the legal, cultural, and economic implications of geographic indications in the tea industry.</p><p><br></p><p>https://open.substack.com/pub/sankomatcha/p/japan-filed-for-japanese-tea-gi-statu...
Episode #25
100th Episode 🎊 : No Easy Answers
May 7, 20261h 4mS4<p>We are very proud to upload our 100th podcast and the end of season 4. </p><p><br></p><p>https://sankomatcha.com/</p><p><br>https://sankomatcha.substack.com/p/load-bearing-myths<br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
Episode #24
Mythologizing in Matcha
Apr 30, 202655 minS4<p>Accompanying Substack Article: Load-Bearing Myths </p><p>https://open.substack.com/pub/sankomatcha/p/load-bearing-myths?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web</p><p><br></p><p>Hosts Ryan and Zongjun (Sam)...
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Jeff Fuchs
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Lorela Lohan
WanderlusTea
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Billy Dietz
BHD Consulting
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