Green Tea Forum

Maverick · Uh, Can I Add Sugar? Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 3

I am new to matcha in the last couple of months, and I really enjoy my matcha tea in traditional preparation, but have recently discovered using matcha with rice milk, banana, agave nector as a sweetner, and ice in a blender. Absolutely delicious!!!

I am looking for a good quality matcha, that will give me all the health benefits etc.?

I can really tell the difference since including matcha in my daily routine.
I am a new matcha convert!! Very Happy

Kevangogh · Forum God Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 916 Location: Japan

Hi,

As an ingredient, our Uji Matcha "Kiri no Mori" would work very nicely for this. Avoid powdered sencha or food grade qualities however, it won't taste the same.

Maverick · Uh, Can I Add Sugar? Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 3

Thank you, question are all of your matcha teas "1st Cuts"? I looked at the product detail and it doesn't say if it is first or second cut.

Kevangogh · Forum God Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 916 Location: Japan

You must mean first harvest, a.k.a. first flush. All matcha that we sell are absolutely from the first harvest, however we don't really mention that as it is/or should be the norm for ceremonial grades of matcha. There are lower grades (food grade matcha) which is what you are typically getting when you buy a green tea smoothy somewhere. I imagine those are probably not from the first harvest, or even from Japan. The key thing you want is freshness as green tea doesn't store for long periods of time.

Maverick · Uh, Can I Add Sugar? Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 3

Thank you for clairifying "first harvest vs. second harvest". I had purchased both kind online from a company to compare the two, and they were both from Japan, but it was getting time to reorder and discovered your website, and so I placed an order yesterday with you, so I am looking forward to my first order. I appreciate the information that you on your site, and it's the only place where "freshness & shelf life" has been mentioned. The previously mentioned product came in an airtight bag with a tin can, I then found some locally, and I purchased it from a nutrional store and I was surprised that it was sold in a jar the way you would find instant tea stored in. Who knows how old that stuff is??? By the way this stuff was a pale green vs. the nice deep green of the product from Japan.

Thanks again for information! Cool

Kevangogh · Forum God Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 916 Location: Japan