Preparation suggestion Choose a tea bowl which base can fit well into your palm, and one that is thick enough to hold the heat for the during of the whisk. Preheat the bowl with near boiling water Add 2g of matcha into the bowl through a sieve and about 1.5 tablespoons of room temperature water Blend the tea powder well with the water to make a consistent paste Add 80ml of water at 85°C Whisk using a zigzag movement (rather than circular) to blend the tea well into the water Enjoy Alternatively, blend this into foamed milk, either hot or cold, for a most enjoyable matcha latte without the need for any sweetener, very possibly a lot better than whatever you can get from the best café in town, even by Japanese standard. While being a fine choice when used as a kocha for a tea ceremony, or for a usucha for daily drinking, Organic Matcha Unshin can be made into a cup of great tasting hot (or cold) matcha latte, without the need for sweetening even when made very strong. Here, we enjoy it with a side dish of hoshigaki — a wonderful tea snack, dried persimmon produced in the Aichi prefecture. Taste profile Nose: Creamy, savoury notes on a herbal, yet roasty undertone. Palate: Rich foam that is silky smooth. Creamy notes. Umami with a biscuity overtone. Tinkles of herbal and bitter bites. Finish: Refreshing, savoury and paced tints of sweetness. Storage suggestion Closeup of the folding of the opening of a bag clipped seal using butterfly clips Always return unused portion into the fridge. To keep cold storage tea better to maintain its quality, always try to minimise the amount of air inside the bag before making sure that it is airtight. Gently shake the remaining tea powder downwards towards the bottom of the bag and then squeeze the bag from the volume of the powder towards the bag opening. Immediately after the fingers pass the top of the volume, tighten the bag there. To tighten the bag, use either a simple “butterfly” clip, or a “sealer” clip. If you use the butterfly clip, always make sure that there are at least three folds of the bag before clipping. To use the cold stored tea again, always make sure the content of a pack returns to room temperature before opening the pack.
