Matcha

This matcha presents a delightful profile with prominent vegetal and grassy notes, leading into a mellow, sweet finish. Its gentle, almost creamy texture makes it particularly pleasant for a luxurious. It leans vegetal, grassy and sweet.

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.

Grown in Uji, Kyoto, Japan.

Starts at $26.67 from Teemaa, or about $1.33/g. A 20g package gets you around 3 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $7.98 per session. Explore more green teas on Teadar.