GREEN TEA: Matcha First Class 2024 harvest

** New, larger sizes! **

Matcha - first class 2024
Organic green tea, Japan

Flavour: savoury, umami, fruity, marine ~ thick & creamy
This first-class, 2024 Spring harvest matcha is a blend of first-flush leaves from gardens in Kirishima, Kagoshima, southern Japan. It has a thick, creamy mouthfeel, notes of fresh-cut grass, raw green vegetables, green melon and a hint of seaweed in the tail.

Kirishima’s prevalent fog acts as a natural curtain to block sunlight from the tea plants. The plants are also shaded with cloth before harvest. Shading from the sun intensifies the chlorophyll content, the tea’s ‘umami’ flavour, and the amino acid L-theanine. After harvest, the leaves are steamed, their veins and stems removed, and then dried before being stone-ground into a fine powder. 

Certified Organic by Kagoshima Organic Agriculture Association (KOAA).

Preparation: Vigorously whisk ¼ - ½ tsp in 100mls hot water (60 - 80°C). 

Or, to create a matcha frappe: blend or shake ¼ - ½ teaspoon of matcha with 200mls  milk of your choice (we like almond). You can also add matcha into your smoothie for an extra nutrient boost.

Servings:

¼ tsp (approx. 0.7g) serve gives you:
-  71 serves in the 50-gram pouch
-  142 serves in the 100g pouch
-  284 serves in the 200g pouch

½ tsp (approx. 1.4g) serve gives you:
-  35 serves in the 50g pouch
-  70 serves in the 100g pouch
-  140 serves in the 200g pouch

Equipment: To make it easy for you to prepare matcha, take a look at our Matcha Set, which includes a bowl, whisk and scoop along with a pouch of matcha. 

Learn more: by reading our blog, 'Why you should be drinking matcha'.

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