Product Overview
Ceremonial grade Matcha uses the finest, smallest shade grown leaves from the very tip of the tea bush - giving it a very vibrant green colour and a slightly sweet, smooth flavour. Itohkyuemon is located in the historical city of Uji, Kyoto. Purveyors of the finest quality Japanese teas to World Heritage Temples and Shrines.
The premium-grade matcha is called a green forest. Ceremonial-grade Organic Matcha is a premium 1st-harvest matcha grown on our farm in Uji, Kyoto, Japan, ground from the most tender leaves of each spring. The traditional meaning of "ceremonial" is that a tea master offers his/her best collection as pure tea to honored guests in the tea ceremony.
It starts with a smooth, clean, refreshingly grassy, and frothy taste, follows with a slightly nutty texture, a hint of tannin and a round body, and finishes with a subtle vegetal sweet aftertaste.
Serve hot for a warm, comforting and rich-bodied taste. Serve iced for a silky-smooth and super-refreshing taste. You can simply shake it with cold water and ice in a bottle.