Description
This Koyu matcha tea is our smoothest and mildest tea. This matcha is known as the mellow yellow due to its extremely calming effects. Exceptionally mood boosting, this grade of matcha green tea is excellent for those suffering from stress, anxiety or depression.
As an energy source this matcha is best suited to those with an excellent diet. This matcha grade has all the previously mentioned benefits of matcha tea
While it may be used for other purposes, we feel it is wasted unless experienced in as undiluted a fashion as possible. For maximum health benefits, add a little citric acid (lemon or lime, etc)
Recommended Use:
Steeped in ritual, tradition and meditative practice, this way of preparing matcha provides an intense taste, smooth, sweet and vegetal.
This is a way of preparing matcha stretching back centuries to the tea rooms of feudal Japan and even further to the zen monasteries of ancient China. Steeped in ritual, tradition and meditative practice, this way of preparing matcha provides an intense taste, smooth, sweet and vegetal. Normally a sweet is consumed beforehand to counter the slightly astringent notes. For those who like their coffee black and their whiskey neat. As with all matcha preparation, it should never be prepared with boiling water
- Boil soft water to a temperature of maximum 80°C (just starting to steam), though it may be cooler
- Warm and dry the bowl and soften the bristles of the chasen (whisk) with hot water
- Sift or scoop ½ teaspoon of matcha into the bowl
- Add around 1.5 oz or 45ml of hot water
- Describe a slow M or figure of 8 to break up any lumps at the bottom of the bowl
- Whisk briskly back and forth to create a foamy cup of delicious matcha. Dilute according to taste, adding more water as necessary.
30g 30-35 servings
Store in a cool dry place away from strong odours and consume within 3 months of opening.
Shelf-life 1 year.
