HIROMI
Premium Organic Matcha
Description
Our delicious organic matcha HIROMI comes from the remote area of Satsuma, in the Kagoshima mountains. Yamaguchi san offers us a single-cultivar, single-estate matcha made with Kanayamidori cultivar. The leaves of this sweet and flavorful matcha are plucked during the first harvest, in May.
Thanks to its high roast level, this matcha can be used in many ways (we love it early in the morning because of its high caffeine content), and will always yield a distinctive taste. Its natural bitterness will make it perfect for lattes and adds a firm wild flavor that is quite remarkable for an organic matcha.
Kanayamidori is a cultivar plucked a few days after Yabukita leaves. It has a high levels of amino acids, yielding sweetness and umami, with just the right amount of astringency that makes it an excellent option for both straight matcha and latte.
For lattes, Yamaguchi san recommends plant-based milk.
Information
Net Weight: 40gHarvest: 2024Origin: 100% Japanese tea from Kagoshima (Satsuma)Quality and type: Premium Matcha Organic: Yes JASCultivars: Kanayamidori Conservation: 12 months unopened Optimal tasting: within 6 weeks after openingBrewing Instructions
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Quantity 2g / 0.07 oz |
| Water70ml / ~ 2.36 fl oz |
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Temperature80C / 176F |
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YAMAGUSHI HITOSHI
Yamaguchi En (circa 1977) is located in Satsuma, the eastern part of Kagoshima prefecture in southern Kyushu. This remote area is an unlikely place for tea cultivation compared to the thriving areas of Chiran and Ei, who dominate the domestic tea scene.
However, the Yamaguchi family sees this as an advantage. With no neighbors to contaminate their fields via drift, they can safely and successfully cultivate organic tencha and sencha that yield beautifully green, delicious results.
This family affair is headed by Yamaguchi Hitoshi, a second-generation farmer and producer who works alongside his wife and four children.
They opened a tencha processing factory just last year, and have produced several stunning single-cultivar first flush matcha that rival anything coming out of better-known areas in Japan.
