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80°CTemperature
5g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 15s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
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NuttyUmamiCreamy
Vendor Notes
This Uji Homare Matcha offers a harmonious profile, starting with a creamy texture and elegant notes of nut butter and almond. It presents a balanced umami with a pleasing astringency, making it versatile for traditional usucha or lattes.
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About This Tea
What does Uji Homare Matcha taste like?
This Uji Homare Matcha offers a harmonious profile, starting with a creamy texture and elegant notes of nut butter and almond. It presents a balanced umami with a pleasing astringency, making it versa. It leans nutty, umami and creamy.
How should I brew Uji Homare Matcha?
Water around 70–80 °C (158–176 °F). In a mug, steep 2–3 min. For gongfu, use 3–5 g per 100 ml, 15–30 s steeps. You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. The biggest mistake with green tea is using boiling water. Keep it well below that and you won't get bitterness.
Where does Uji Homare Matcha come from?
Grown in Uji, Kyoto, Japan from the Blend cultivar. This batch is from the Spring 2025 harvest.
How much does Uji Homare Matcha cost?
Starts at $85.00 from Kettl, or about $0.60/g. A 100g package gets you around 17 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $3.60 per session. Explore more green teas on Teadar.
$85.00$0.60/g