GREEN TEA: Matcha First Class 2024 harvest

Matcha - first class 2024
Organic green tea, Japan

20 grams

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 28 serves in the 20 gram pouch;  ½ tsp (approx. 1.4g) serve gives you 14 serves in the 20g 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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