Blendsmiths 100% Pure Ceremonial Matcha Green Tea (30g Tin)

We make matcha at the coffee bar here in Eccles, and this is the one for when you want it pure. It's 100% ceremonial grade matcha green tea with nothing added, from our friends at Blendsmiths, another small North West business we're proud to work with.

"Ceremonial grade" isn't an official standard, so it's worth saying what it means here. It's the top tier: young, first-flush spring leaves, stone-ground very fine and meant for drinking whisked with water, not baking into a muffin.

The leaves come from Uji, near Kyoto, which has been growing matcha for centuries. The tea plants are shaded for the last few weeks before harvest, which is what gives good matcha its bright green colour and its sweet, rounded flavour.

In the cup: smooth, sweet and lightly floral, without the bitter, grassy edge that cheaper matcha powder can have. Whisked with water it's clean and delicate. With milk it makes a properly creamy matcha latte.

How to make matcha at home: Put 2g of matcha (half a teaspoon) in a warmed bowl with 15ml of water at 70°C. Whisk to a smooth paste, then add another 50ml of water and whisk again until it's creamy. For a matcha latte, make the paste the same way and top up with steamed or cold milk.

The 30g tin makes around 15 cups.

Ingredients: 100% ceremonial grade matcha green tea
Allergens: None
Storage: Keep the tin sealed and pop it in the fridge once opened, so the colour and flavour hold up.

Packed in the UK using green tea from Japan.