Matcha "Seihou"

Tea type
Matcha Tea
Ingredients
Matcha Green Tea
Flavors
Creamy, Sesame, Umami
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
High
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A gorgeous ceremonial matcha that is extremely elegant and smooth. A single-origin, fresh-milled matcha from the pristine Hoshino Village of Yame. The leaves are the first harvest of the season and are picked by hand. As soon as the tin is opened, you are overcome with an unforgettable sweet and nutty aroma reminiscent of freshly roasted sesame seeds. On the palate, it is creamy and rich, very strong umami flavours. The sensation is extremely satisfying – smooth and sweet, layered and well-rounded. It is suitable for koicha or usucha.

Origin: Yame County, Fukuoka Prefecture.

Size: 20g tin

2g ⋅ 80°C ⋅ 60ml ⋅ bamboo whisk

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This ceremonial matcha is from Yame County, Fukuoka Prefecture on the southernmost Japanese island of Kyushu. It is from a small village called Hoshino, before it was merged with neighbouring villages to form the expanded city of Yame. Yame is located in a mountainous area with the Hoshino River that flows from the east to the west, creating an ideal climate for growing high-quality tea. The land is fertile, altitude is higher, and the air is moist and foggy. Tea trees grow slowly under these conditions, which translate into complexity and depth in the tea’s sweetness and savory “umami” flavors.

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Sipdown theme: Vegetal tea (In progress)

Preparation: Straight and with a whisk
Tasting note: So before opened this matcha, I noticed in the bottom of the tin it said best by sept 30th, 2022. I had bought this last year around this time and was expecting dull, green matcha when I opened it. I was pleasantly surprised. It was still a very vivid green. The tin was originally sealed with one of those peel back lids (like some tuna cans have), so that really must have saved the quality over this year. Now that i have opened the can, I am trying to have matcha everyday until it is gone.

Anyways, this slowly becoming one of my favorite savory matchas. It has a really distinct sesame nuttiness and is very creamy. It foams up a lot easier than some matchas too. I like that the sesame-nuttiness balances out the bitterness nicely. It is a pretty pricey matcha but considering how long it lasted sealed and that it is still nuanced enough to drink straight everytime so far, I think it has been worth the money for me.

Side note: We are finally going to visit Japan (hopefully er of 2023)! Cities that we will be in is still TBD but I think so far the group has agreed upon Osaka as a stop on our trip. If anyone has any tea house/tea shop reccomendations in Osaka, feel free to comment or DM me. Will keep you’ll updated when we soldify other locations. :)

Flavors: Creamy, Sesame, Umami

Preparation
2 tsp
Cameron B.

Ooh so exciting! I don’t have any tea recommendations for Osaka, but I do have some for Tokyo so let me know if you end up adding that to your list. And tea ceremony in Kyoto is a must!

Uji and Wazuka are also very close to the Osaka/Kyoto area and are famous for growing tea!

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