KEIA
Competition Organic Matcha
Description
A precious and wonderful gem, organic matcha KEIA is a ceremonial first-flush, stone-milled delicacy.
Made exclusively from Tsuyuhikari cultivar, KEIA is smooth, round and fragrant with high levels of umami and no bitterness, as well as a beautiful emerald color. Tsuyuhikari tea leaves bud earlier than Yabukita and are renowned for its high umami and caffeine contents, with a fresh and floral aroma, with notes of pine.
Plucked at the end of May in Yamaguchi san's fields, in Satsuma, northern Kagoshima prefecture, KEIA matcha is made in low quantities.
An extremely rare matcha that will energize you with its high levels of caffeine, we recommend enjoying it straight, either in usucha or koicha form. Yamaguchi san suggests using plant-based milk if you prefer to mix it.
Information
Net Weight: 40gHarvest: 2024Origin: 100% Japanese tea from Kagoshima (Satsuma)Quality and type: Competition Matcha Organic: Yes JASCultivars: Tsuyuhikari 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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Tasting Guide
Aromatic Profiles
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FLORAL
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ROASTED
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NUTTY
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WOODY
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YAMAGUCHI 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.
