Light Roast Spring Matcha

This Matcha presents a vibrant, fresh character with a full-bodied texture. Notes of rich umami are balanced by a mild, pleasant bitterness and an invigorating aroma, leaving a clean and energetic fin. It leans fresh, umami and vegetal.

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 Shimane, Japan from the Okumidori cultivar. This batch is from the Spring harvest. The leaves got a light roast after picking.

Starts at $14.29 from Yuko Ono, or about $0.72/g. A 6g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $4.32 per session. Explore more green teas on Teadar.