This is a wonderful matcha. It has a bright color and when you open it you can really smell how fresh it is. While the tin it comes in is small, there is enough matcha present for about a dozen drinks. I have found that of you use 1 tsp, whisked into a foam with about 2 oz of 175F water, then pour it into a cup and top with milk, it makes a very light and refreshing matcha latte. If you aren't a huge fan of the vegetal flavor of ceremonial matcha, then this is a great alternative. It also works very well as a cake topper if you mix 0.5 tsp matcha with 0.5 tsp powdered sugar and top a vanilla pound cake. If you make sure to keep the matcha in the bag it comes in and simply fold it down to store it into the tin it also lasts quite a while without loosing flavor or oxidizing (turning brown) even if you don't use it everyday. Read more

Next to Aiya ceremonial matcha this is my 2nd fave matcha ,affordable and covered under EBT ,it can be found even cheaper at Sprouts via instacart (limited supplies at most locations except coconut creek ,fl ) this matcha is a 10/10 whisk with room temp,then hot water then sweeten or don’t sweeten ,you can use non dairy or yakult for an iced matcha! This is my backup matcha again 10/10 Read more

This matcha is good and reasonably priced. Not sweet at all and mild strength. The container is difficult to open and close and tends to cause the matcha to fly out Read more

It took some trial and error but after the 4 try I made the perfect iced matcha latte and I added strawberry cold foam ! It's so easy to use and I think it's such a good beginner matcha and for every day! I say this taste better than Starbucks and I'm saving lots of money by marking my own iced matcha. Thanks tik tok for the recipe! Read more

Generally, if the region a matcha is grown in, and the cultivars used in it are mentioned, the quality is better! This does both! And if the color is a bright green instead of dull and chalky or yellowish, chances are the quality will follow. This is a bright ish green, but not as deep a green as ceremonial, showing some lower, older leaves, instead of all tips, are used. This is much cheaper than most ceremonial matcha, but slightly more expensive or the same per ounce for the most promoted culinary matchas. This matcha is definitely good enough to be used as an “everyday,” unadulterated, water only added, matcha. Slight not bad bitter notes. Grassy and sweet flavors. Mixes wellish, not as well as more expensive stone ground matcha. I’d say this is mostly first harvest, with perhaps some tips of second harvest. Ceremonial is typically all tips of first harvest, and painstakingly stone ground. (In Japan these classifications are not used. In olden days msg was added to nonorganic matches to enhance flavor.) Rishi does sell a ceremonial grade matcha in a tin I am looking forward to try! It is 50% more expensive than this, but still cheap for actual ceremonial grade, but both Rishi and Amazon appear to be out of it, but one hopes, will soon restock with the spring harvest! That said, never drink any matcha on an empty stomach. Savory or sweet food is always served before matcha in formal Japanese tea ceremonies, such as those taught in the Urasenke tradition. This is because full strength matcha, even of excellent quality, can turn your stomach, without anything in it. This matcha comes in a Mylar foil pouch in a can. Matcha degrades from exposure to air and humidity, so squeeze all the air out and tightly wrap with rubber band to keep it out, Keep refrigerated before first use, and when not using. In summer swoop it up as soon as possible after delivery and refrigerate, because heat degrades matcha too! Read more