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Organic Ceremonial Matcha - Available in limited quantity
This ceremonial Kagoshima organic matcha has been the top-selling product from GreenTea Merchant for years.
We are making this product available to the consumer for the first time in a limited quantity.
Select quality tencha tea leaves (which now you can purchase here) picked in the early spring are immediately steamed, dried, and stone-ground into a fine powder creating Matcha. Its exquisite natural sweetness enhances the slightly grassy tasting Sencha. This results in the excellent combination, Sencha Matcha, which will surely please the palate.
Matcha is harvested in the Kirishima Mountains at an elevation of approximately 200 meters or above. The elevation is relatively higher, and the temperature is cooler than on the flat ground.
The fertilizer is mainly compost and certified organic by JAS (Japan Agricultural Standard).
The matcha is a professionally blended cultivar of Yabukita, Saemidori, Okumidori, and Asanoka by the tea master.
Organic Ceremonial Matcha has been produced according to the strict guidelines of the JAS (Japan Agricultural Standard) and is certified organic.
Two Sizes Available:
- 30 grams (1.1 ounces) - a vacuum-sealed tin can with Washi paper label
- Makes approximately 15 to 30 servings of tea
- 500 grams (1 pound 2 ounces)
- Makes approximately 250 to 500 servings of tea
Brewing Suggestions:
Dissolve 1/2 - 1 teaspoon (2-4 gram) of powder into 2 Oz of hot water. Sift matcha to ensure no clumps exist.
Wait for 60 seconds
Whisk in a gentle circular motion. You could use also an electric whisk (30 second - 60 seconds)
Notes: We brewed the tea as suggested above in our taste tests in order to write the product description. We recommend that you experiment with your own techniques to find your most desired taste profile. For a healthy and invigorating refreshment in hot weather chill the liquid in your refrigerator/freezer to the desired temperature or pour over ice. Our products may be kept in your refrigerator before the package is opened. After opening the package, seal and store it in a cool dry place out of direct sunlight. Please do not place an opened package back into your refrigerator.
New! On-the-go Stick Single-Serve Package of this matcha is available now. Click here to check it out!
New! Would you like to try the tencha of this matcha? Click here to check it out!
This product is also available on: Amazon Prime USA , Canada , UK and Australia. Click image below to open the Amazon Product Page!
View video in different languages: French | German | Spanish | Chinese
We ship directly to our customers worldwide. Your order will be processed on a secure server at KagoshiaTea.com, then efficiently handled and shipped from Kagoshima, Japan. All of our teas are packaged in foil bags, so they arrive to you fresh. We offer Guaranteed Satisfaction and Free Shipping, as explained below.
Free Shipping:
Free shipping is effective for all orders shipped worldwide (Except Australia, United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom See below) for USD$40 or more via Japan Post.
Free FedEx International shipping over any order of USD$200.
New: These products are available to ship for free in the USA, Canada, UK, and Australia with an Amazon Prime Account without minimum. Click here to see the list.
Orders less than USD$40 will be billed at a flat rate of USD$20 for shipping and handling.
USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, Italy, UK, and France Customers: Due to COVID-19, Japan Post has temporarily stopped shipping items via Air Packet. Due to this, any purchase below $100 will be billed a flat rate of USD$20. Above USD$100, we ship for free via EMS Air.
Delivery: Almost all consumer-packaged orders are shipped with tracking from Japan by regular small packet air mail, or in the case of large packages, by ground or ocean freight. Most orders arrive within 10 days under normal conditions. (Due to COVID-19, USA, and Australia Shipment currently does not provide tracking numbers, but we will guarantee delivery for you.) Please contact us before you place your order if you wish to pay extra for it to be shipped with insurance, a return receipt, or by registered mail. Overnight or other expedited shipments are usually not available. We regularly use USPS, Japan Post, and FedEx (including automatic tracking) at our discretion. These shippers are highly efficient, and we rarely have problems with them.
Our shipments are sometimes subject to customs inspection, which may delay the arrival of your order, and for which we have no control. Please contact us if you have not received your tea within 30 days. If, after 30 days, your order has been determined to be lost, abandoned, or stolen, we will give you a full refund less any previously paid shipping and handling charges. We will not make a shipment twice to the same address where problems have occurred unless the shippee pays additionally for secure delivery service.
Order Processing, Order Receipt: Once you submit your order and it is successfully processed on our secure server, your browser will display an order summary entitled "Order Receipt." Please print this page for your records. Shortly thereafter, you will receive an email confirmation as well, but this email could be delayed owing to Internet server traffic. You will not receive a follow up e-mail after your purchase has been shipped because most orders arrive within a relatively short time period.
Taxes: Tea is not subject to sales/consumption tax in the US. Sales/consumption tax on shipments outside the US will be collected by the carrier, dependent upon the local tax authority regulations, and is the responsibility of the buyer. If tea is taxed in your part of the world (Europe for example), the carrier will collect this tax from you the buyer.
Store Guarantee: We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, PayPal, Apple Pay, Amazon Pay and other various payment method (listed on the footer of the site). All transactions are processed on a secure server. If for any reason you are not completely satisfied with any of our "consumer-packaged" products, please provide us with your purchase information, and we will, without question, give you a full and unconditional refund (excluding applicable shipping fees). There is no need to return the product. You may make use of it as you desire. We reserve the right to limit future sales to anyone who takes unfair advantage of this generous privilege.
Price Guarantee Policy: We strive to be the best online retailer of Japanese Green Tea products. Our partnership with the best Japanese green tea farms in Japan allow us to acquire their products at reasonable cost, which we transfer to our customers in form of lower prices. We want our customers to get the best price every time.
If you find any other online store which sells the same item for a lower price within 6 months of the date of your purchase, please let us know, and we will be glad to match that price and refund you the difference. This is true for our store as well; if you find that our store is lowering the price on a product you purchased from us less than 6 months ago, we will refund you the difference. We want you to feel confidence that you are getting the best price.
To request your partial refund, simply email us a link of the product whose price has been lowered and your order ID. We will process your request and credit your credit card accordingly.
Our 100% Price Guarantee has some limitations:
- Our Price Match Guarantee is applicable only to the item you purchased from our store. Additionally, the purchase must be completed before you can request the price match.
- Promotions such as coupon, rebate, and buy-one-get-one-free offers are not eligible.
- The item must be in stock on the competitor's site.
- The competitor site must be an online retailer without a physical retail location.
- We do not offer price-match against discounters and auction sites such as eBay, Overstock etc.
- The competitor site must be an authorized retailer for the item in question.
- The Price Match Guarantee includes the retail price of the item and the shipping cost. It does not include sales tax.
Kagoshima is the southern gateway of Japan. Southerly ocean breezes provide Kagoshima Prefecture with a temperate to sub-tropical climate thus making the weather typically mild and comfortable year around. The region has a long history of volcanic activity with eleven still active, such that much of the land throughout Kagoshima has been covered in a layer of volcanic ash known as “shirasu” (in Japanese). This ash helps produce soil that is exceptionally rich in minerals. Abundant rainfall plus a very suitable growing climate and soil make Kagoshima Prefecture a premiere supply base of agricultural products for the rest of Japan. One of these products is excellent green tea.
Mt. Sakurajima, an active volcano located in the Kagoshima Bay, that is recognized as the symbol of Kagoshima.
Kagoshima Green Tea History
There are several theories how green tea cultivation took root in Kagoshima. The most agreed upon is that a Buddhist priest from the Kyoto area traveled to the hamlet of Yoshimatsu approximately 700 years ago to establish a temple, and thereupon cultivated the first camellia sinensis plant. Tea production occurred only in local areas and remained quite small for several hundred years. Later during the Edo Era (1603-1867) the predominant Satsuma clan encouraged tea cultivation on farms for wider commercial purposes. This increased production greatly but the tea quality was poor and most of it was consumed regionally. In 1887 the first tea producers association was instituted in an effort to improve quality, but it was not until the early 1950's that real improvement was achieved. This was when a large contingent of apprentice farmers relocated to the famed Makinohara region of Shizuoka to learn advanced tea growing and processing techniques. After completion of their training the apprentices returned to Kagoshima and theYabukita cultivar (first developed in Shizuoka) was introduced, thus better quality tea production took hold. By 1975 Kagoshima Prefecture was producing significant amounts of green tea. Even so, the quality and taste of Kagoshima green tea remained relatively inferior to that from other parts of Japan because production facilities were still developing their skills. During these years, much of the raw tea production of Kagoshima was shipped to Shizuoka to be further processed and blended with the much better quality teas from that area. Then in the late 1980's the Kagoshima Prefectural Government mounted a concerted effort to improve quality and name recognition by strengthening the Tea Experiment Station and Tea Growers Association. Their efforts have resulted in considerable success.
Present Day and Future
Due to the broad, flat terrain of Kagoshima Prefecture, long perfectly-aligned rows of tea can be planted and then harvested by mechanical harvesting machines developed exclusively for this purpose. These unique high-volume harvesters are highly efficient and effect a very precise and even pluck of each tea leaf. Presently the Yabukita cultivar represents 41% of total tea production in Kagoshima compared to a national proportion of 76%. Yabukita production is smaller in Kagoshima Prefecture due to the fact that an astounding variety of new camellia sinenses cultivars have been developed there in the last three decades. Twenty eight percent of Kagoshima green tea comes from the Yutaka Midori cultivar followed by smaller amounts from the Sae Midori and Asatsuyu. Others include the Okumusashi, Kanaya Midori, Zairai, Asanoka, and Sakura Jima. Tea leaves from two or more of these cultivars are often blended to achieve the desired aroma and taste balance. The combination of exemplary growing conditions, high-volume harvesting and skilled processing give Kagoshima tea producers comparative advantages over all others in Japan. High quality at reasonable prices have garnered Kagoshima green tea a growing international reputation. It can be concluded that the Kagoshima tea industry is in a constant state of effectively pursuing improvement of total quality management, and that Japanese green tea consumers throughout the world are reaping the benefits.
In modern facilities staffed with proficiently skilled tea artisans, Kagoshima Prefecture produces approximately 26% of the total national output of finished tea, while Shizuoka Prefecture produces 45%, a combination that dominates the production of Japanese green tea. Other areas with limited tea growing and processing potential such as Uji, Yame and Saga each produce only small amounts of the total which makes their green tea relatively expensive due to a restricted supply. Today the majority of Japanese green tea farmers are older than age 60. And while the number of Japanese people interested in becoming tea farmers decreases, large numbers of human labor intensive tea farms are being abandoned. Most areas of Japan harvest their tea crop two or three times per year while Kagoshima tea growers harvest four times, and in some years five times if weather conditions are favorable. With these factors in mind, along with the previously mentioned advantages, Kagoshima Prefecture is likely to remain the second or perhaps become the leading production area in Japan. The future is bright for Kagoshima green tea.
Travel In Kagoshima Prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture is a delightful travel destination. It is easily accessible from all parts of Japan via the Shinkansen (bullet train) or by its international airport located in Kagoshima City. We suggest traveling in the area by car because it makes it possible to tour the beautiful countryside at a leisurely pace and view first hand and close up the ubiquitous and quite impressive green tea fields located throughout the region. Please view the travel suggestions on our Useful Links page.
Description
Organic Ceremonial Matcha - Available in limited quantity
This ceremonial Kagoshima organic matcha has been the top-selling product from GreenTea Merchant for years.
We are making this product available to the consumer for the first time in a limited quantity.
Select quality tencha tea leaves (which now you can purchase here) picked in the early spring are immediately steamed, dried, and stone-ground into a fine powder creating Matcha. Its exquisite natural sweetness enhances the slightly grassy tasting Sencha. This results in the excellent combination, Sencha Matcha, which will surely please the palate.
Matcha is harvested in the Kirishima Mountains at an elevation of approximately 200 meters or above. The elevation is relatively higher, and the temperature is cooler than on the flat ground.
The fertilizer is mainly compost and certified organic by JAS (Japan Agricultural Standard).
The matcha is a professionally blended cultivar of Yabukita, Saemidori, Okumidori, and Asanoka by the tea master.
Organic Ceremonial Matcha has been produced according to the strict guidelines of the JAS (Japan Agricultural Standard) and is certified organic.
Two Sizes Available:
- 30 grams (1.1 ounces) - a vacuum-sealed tin can with Washi paper label
- Makes approximately 15 to 30 servings of tea
- 500 grams (1 pound 2 ounces)
- Makes approximately 250 to 500 servings of tea
Brewing Suggestions:
Dissolve 1/2 - 1 teaspoon (2-4 gram) of powder into 2 Oz of hot water. Sift matcha to ensure no clumps exist.
Wait for 60 seconds
Whisk in a gentle circular motion. You could use also an electric whisk (30 second - 60 seconds)
Notes: We brewed the tea as suggested above in our taste tests in order to write the product description. We recommend that you experiment with your own techniques to find your most desired taste profile. For a healthy and invigorating refreshment in hot weather chill the liquid in your refrigerator/freezer to the desired temperature or pour over ice. Our products may be kept in your refrigerator before the package is opened. After opening the package, seal and store it in a cool dry place out of direct sunlight. Please do not place an opened package back into your refrigerator.
New! On-the-go Stick Single-Serve Package of this matcha is available now. Click here to check it out!
New! Would you like to try the tencha of this matcha? Click here to check it out!
This product is also available on: Amazon Prime USA , Canada , UK and Australia. Click image below to open the Amazon Product Page!
View video in different languages: French | German | Spanish | Chinese
Shipping Policy
We ship directly to our customers worldwide. Your order will be processed on a secure server at KagoshiaTea.com, then efficiently handled and shipped from Kagoshima, Japan. All of our teas are packaged in foil bags, so they arrive to you fresh. We offer Guaranteed Satisfaction and Free Shipping, as explained below.
Free Shipping:
Free shipping is effective for all orders shipped worldwide (Except Australia, United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom See below) for USD$40 or more via Japan Post.
Free FedEx International shipping over any order of USD$200.
New: These products are available to ship for free in the USA, Canada, UK, and Australia with an Amazon Prime Account without minimum. Click here to see the list.
Orders less than USD$40 will be billed at a flat rate of USD$20 for shipping and handling.
USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, Italy, UK, and France Customers: Due to COVID-19, Japan Post has temporarily stopped shipping items via Air Packet. Due to this, any purchase below $100 will be billed a flat rate of USD$20. Above USD$100, we ship for free via EMS Air.
Delivery: Almost all consumer-packaged orders are shipped with tracking from Japan by regular small packet air mail, or in the case of large packages, by ground or ocean freight. Most orders arrive within 10 days under normal conditions. (Due to COVID-19, USA, and Australia Shipment currently does not provide tracking numbers, but we will guarantee delivery for you.) Please contact us before you place your order if you wish to pay extra for it to be shipped with insurance, a return receipt, or by registered mail. Overnight or other expedited shipments are usually not available. We regularly use USPS, Japan Post, and FedEx (including automatic tracking) at our discretion. These shippers are highly efficient, and we rarely have problems with them.
Our shipments are sometimes subject to customs inspection, which may delay the arrival of your order, and for which we have no control. Please contact us if you have not received your tea within 30 days. If, after 30 days, your order has been determined to be lost, abandoned, or stolen, we will give you a full refund less any previously paid shipping and handling charges. We will not make a shipment twice to the same address where problems have occurred unless the shippee pays additionally for secure delivery service.
Order Processing, Order Receipt: Once you submit your order and it is successfully processed on our secure server, your browser will display an order summary entitled "Order Receipt." Please print this page for your records. Shortly thereafter, you will receive an email confirmation as well, but this email could be delayed owing to Internet server traffic. You will not receive a follow up e-mail after your purchase has been shipped because most orders arrive within a relatively short time period.
Taxes: Tea is not subject to sales/consumption tax in the US. Sales/consumption tax on shipments outside the US will be collected by the carrier, dependent upon the local tax authority regulations, and is the responsibility of the buyer. If tea is taxed in your part of the world (Europe for example), the carrier will collect this tax from you the buyer.
Guarantee
Store Guarantee: We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, PayPal, Apple Pay, Amazon Pay and other various payment method (listed on the footer of the site). All transactions are processed on a secure server. If for any reason you are not completely satisfied with any of our "consumer-packaged" products, please provide us with your purchase information, and we will, without question, give you a full and unconditional refund (excluding applicable shipping fees). There is no need to return the product. You may make use of it as you desire. We reserve the right to limit future sales to anyone who takes unfair advantage of this generous privilege.
Price Guarantee Policy: We strive to be the best online retailer of Japanese Green Tea products. Our partnership with the best Japanese green tea farms in Japan allow us to acquire their products at reasonable cost, which we transfer to our customers in form of lower prices. We want our customers to get the best price every time.
If you find any other online store which sells the same item for a lower price within 6 months of the date of your purchase, please let us know, and we will be glad to match that price and refund you the difference. This is true for our store as well; if you find that our store is lowering the price on a product you purchased from us less than 6 months ago, we will refund you the difference. We want you to feel confidence that you are getting the best price.
To request your partial refund, simply email us a link of the product whose price has been lowered and your order ID. We will process your request and credit your credit card accordingly.
Our 100% Price Guarantee has some limitations:
- Our Price Match Guarantee is applicable only to the item you purchased from our store. Additionally, the purchase must be completed before you can request the price match.
- Promotions such as coupon, rebate, and buy-one-get-one-free offers are not eligible.
- The item must be in stock on the competitor's site.
- The competitor site must be an online retailer without a physical retail location.
- We do not offer price-match against discounters and auction sites such as eBay, Overstock etc.
- The competitor site must be an authorized retailer for the item in question.
- The Price Match Guarantee includes the retail price of the item and the shipping cost. It does not include sales tax.
What is Special About Kagoshima Tea?
Kagoshima is the southern gateway of Japan. Southerly ocean breezes provide Kagoshima Prefecture with a temperate to sub-tropical climate thus making the weather typically mild and comfortable year around. The region has a long history of volcanic activity with eleven still active, such that much of the land throughout Kagoshima has been covered in a layer of volcanic ash known as “shirasu” (in Japanese). This ash helps produce soil that is exceptionally rich in minerals. Abundant rainfall plus a very suitable growing climate and soil make Kagoshima Prefecture a premiere supply base of agricultural products for the rest of Japan. One of these products is excellent green tea.
Mt. Sakurajima, an active volcano located in the Kagoshima Bay, that is recognized as the symbol of Kagoshima.
Kagoshima Green Tea History
There are several theories how green tea cultivation took root in Kagoshima. The most agreed upon is that a Buddhist priest from the Kyoto area traveled to the hamlet of Yoshimatsu approximately 700 years ago to establish a temple, and thereupon cultivated the first camellia sinensis plant. Tea production occurred only in local areas and remained quite small for several hundred years. Later during the Edo Era (1603-1867) the predominant Satsuma clan encouraged tea cultivation on farms for wider commercial purposes. This increased production greatly but the tea quality was poor and most of it was consumed regionally. In 1887 the first tea producers association was instituted in an effort to improve quality, but it was not until the early 1950's that real improvement was achieved. This was when a large contingent of apprentice farmers relocated to the famed Makinohara region of Shizuoka to learn advanced tea growing and processing techniques. After completion of their training the apprentices returned to Kagoshima and theYabukita cultivar (first developed in Shizuoka) was introduced, thus better quality tea production took hold. By 1975 Kagoshima Prefecture was producing significant amounts of green tea. Even so, the quality and taste of Kagoshima green tea remained relatively inferior to that from other parts of Japan because production facilities were still developing their skills. During these years, much of the raw tea production of Kagoshima was shipped to Shizuoka to be further processed and blended with the much better quality teas from that area. Then in the late 1980's the Kagoshima Prefectural Government mounted a concerted effort to improve quality and name recognition by strengthening the Tea Experiment Station and Tea Growers Association. Their efforts have resulted in considerable success.
Present Day and Future
Due to the broad, flat terrain of Kagoshima Prefecture, long perfectly-aligned rows of tea can be planted and then harvested by mechanical harvesting machines developed exclusively for this purpose. These unique high-volume harvesters are highly efficient and effect a very precise and even pluck of each tea leaf. Presently the Yabukita cultivar represents 41% of total tea production in Kagoshima compared to a national proportion of 76%. Yabukita production is smaller in Kagoshima Prefecture due to the fact that an astounding variety of new camellia sinenses cultivars have been developed there in the last three decades. Twenty eight percent of Kagoshima green tea comes from the Yutaka Midori cultivar followed by smaller amounts from the Sae Midori and Asatsuyu. Others include the Okumusashi, Kanaya Midori, Zairai, Asanoka, and Sakura Jima. Tea leaves from two or more of these cultivars are often blended to achieve the desired aroma and taste balance. The combination of exemplary growing conditions, high-volume harvesting and skilled processing give Kagoshima tea producers comparative advantages over all others in Japan. High quality at reasonable prices have garnered Kagoshima green tea a growing international reputation. It can be concluded that the Kagoshima tea industry is in a constant state of effectively pursuing improvement of total quality management, and that Japanese green tea consumers throughout the world are reaping the benefits.
In modern facilities staffed with proficiently skilled tea artisans, Kagoshima Prefecture produces approximately 26% of the total national output of finished tea, while Shizuoka Prefecture produces 45%, a combination that dominates the production of Japanese green tea. Other areas with limited tea growing and processing potential such as Uji, Yame and Saga each produce only small amounts of the total which makes their green tea relatively expensive due to a restricted supply. Today the majority of Japanese green tea farmers are older than age 60. And while the number of Japanese people interested in becoming tea farmers decreases, large numbers of human labor intensive tea farms are being abandoned. Most areas of Japan harvest their tea crop two or three times per year while Kagoshima tea growers harvest four times, and in some years five times if weather conditions are favorable. With these factors in mind, along with the previously mentioned advantages, Kagoshima Prefecture is likely to remain the second or perhaps become the leading production area in Japan. The future is bright for Kagoshima green tea.
Travel In Kagoshima Prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture is a delightful travel destination. It is easily accessible from all parts of Japan via the Shinkansen (bullet train) or by its international airport located in Kagoshima City. We suggest traveling in the area by car because it makes it possible to tour the beautiful countryside at a leisurely pace and view first hand and close up the ubiquitous and quite impressive green tea fields located throughout the region. Please view the travel suggestions on our Useful Links page.
Customer Reviews
Milky , green, spring , antioxidants.. taste is addicting like a light milk to quench your thirst or bar your hunger.
If you just use your matcha in smoothies or in baking, then this would be overkill. If you enjoy a more nuanced match either as a straight tea or latte, then Kagoshima Tea's Ceremonial Organic Matcha is worth getting. It's everything that is good about ceremonial grade matcha. Unfortunately, it is priced accordingly.I'm a tea drinker and was introduced to Matcha several years ago. I love everything about it from the tradition to the myriad health benefits. I've tried all kinds and Kagoshima is up there with the best. And that is in the ceremonial grade category! It is vibrant green, finely ground, blends well, and is fresh, delicate, and slightly sweet without heavy-handed grassiness or bitterness. It is lovely whisked into hot water, but I prefer to savor mine with a bit of creamer and sweetener.If you drink your matcha mostly pure, then you owe it to yourself to give Kagoshima's Ceremonial Powder a try.Product of Japan~ Kort
#organic, #madeinJapanI make matcha every morning and drink matcha two ways, in hot water and whisked with my chasen and the second way is to mix it directly with milk to make a matcha latte. I don't add sugar so the taste of the matcha really has to shine. I've tried 20+ brands of matcha and this one is one of the smoothest ones with a very delicate flavor of all the brands I've tried.The color of this was vibrant deep green color which is associated with good quality matcha. The smell was fresh and grassy.WATER mixed with Chasen (whisked at 170F)I found this matcha to be very good and have a smoothest mouth feel of all the matcha's I've tried before. It has little to no umami and is sweeter than matcha's I've tried in the past. There is also a good amount of astringent flavor that builds up nicely and, as that builds, the floral hints of this matcha start coming out. There is no bitterness to this matcha making it very enjoyable mixed this way. If anything the taste of this matcha is one of the more delicate flavor profiles of all the matcha I've tried and is very delightful to drink when just frothed with water.MILK latte mixed with frotherI found this matcha too delicate to hold itself up against the milk. Many of the delicate flavors are lost unless an excess amount of matcha is used. So while I can make a latte with this matcha, I found that I have other more bolder matchas better suited where the matcha flavor can shine through the milk.Overall I would recommend this matcha as an excellent ceremonial grade matcha to be mixed with water. The delicate flavor and the building of the astringent flavors were very enjoyable. I would not recommend this premium matcha for mixing with lattes and definitely not for baking as it would be a waste of such good quality matcha. There are cheaper alternatives with bolder flavors that can hold it's own against adding milk or other ingredients when baking.As with all matcha preparations, make sure you do not exceed 175F-180F when preparing your matcha as it can destroy the delicate flavors and make even the best matcha bitter.Review For:Kagoshima Tea Organic Matcha Green Tea Powder – 30g Ceremonial Grade Matcha – Premium Organic Matcha with Natural Sweetness and Grassy Taste – Easy Brewing Matcha
High quality organic matcha here. Super fine bright green powder. Made a deep green tea that tastes green, grassy, and delicious. Smooth with no bitter aftertaste. Just lovely.The tea comes in a small sealed tin for freshness. The best by date is clearly marked (mine says AUG 2022). Product of Japan.I would get this again and recommend it.
I absolutely love green tea but nothing beats matcha green tea. This is my favorite type of green tea and it has the most nutritional benefits to it. If you aren't familiar with how the different grades of matcha works, ceremonial is the highest and most purest grade out there. It is made from the youngest of green tea leaves and it offers the most nutritional benefit. As you go on down the grade scale you get older and lesser quality tastes. These are good and still have benefits but ceremonial grade is the absolute best.This is a nice smooth and grassy matcha. It has absolutely 0 bitter tones to it, compared with culinary and baking grades.Look at the beautiful bright green vibrant color this is! The color is a tail sign of how fresh and what what quality your matcha is and this one passes with flying colors. It is most impressive. I noticed another reviewer felt that this was grainy and that the matcha settled at the bottom of the cup. Here is a little tip on how to use your ceremonial grade matcha to its fullest potential: If you are going to purchase the finest quality of matcha like this here, it might be worthwhile to invest in a little matcha making set. These sets usually includes a whisk. If you whisk your matcha it will break apart any granules or clumps, creating a smooth and frothy matcha. This is far superior than just pouring water in and mixing the powder in and makes for a more pleasant experience.
