Our Traditional Grades of Matcha Tea

Our Traditional Grades of Matcha Tea

Published: 28. 07. 2022
: Can you already tell which of our portioned matcha you're drinking, even when blindfolded and you're planning on buying one of our traditional matcha sets? We can help you choose the right matcha for you.

Tea ceremony that is almost a thousand years old

The traditional Japanese tea ceremony allows us to prepare matcha in the same way it used to be drank by ancient Japanese Emperors, samurai and Buddhist monks. The form of this ritual has not changed in the last thousand years because it has already been brought to perfection. During the traditional tea ceremony, you can enjoy matcha in its most authentic and most flawless form. You only need a few traditional Japanese tools and the ceremonial grade of matcha.

Careful! Neither of the following types of matcha is suitable for flavouring. Using it as an ingredient would be a sin against Japanese traditions.

Bio Matcha Tea Ceremony

Bio Matcha Tea Ceremony is an extra high grade of the velvety matcha tea intended for the traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Ceremony has a very delicate taste, which is why we do not recommend flavouring it – you can experience Ceremony best in its natural form. Ceremony has vibrant green colour, fine umami taste and aroma resembling fresh grass. It is grown in Aichi area and only the top greenest leaves are handpicked for the production of Ceremony.

The traditional tea ceremony is done with classic Japanese tools: tea spoon chashaku, tea bowl chawan, and bamboo whisk chasen. This ritual will allow you to enjoy matcha in the present moment and in a meditative way. The slower pace of drinking lets all the beneficiary substances flow through your body. Among them belongs aminoacid L-theanine, which improves mood because it supports the production of dopamine and serotonin, breaks down mental and physical stress, improves memory and provides you with relaxed mind and simultaneously allows for full concentration.

Bio Matcha Tea Delicacy

Bio Matcha Tea Delicacy is the highest quality matcha in our inventory. It is made only from the particularly chosen leaves of the highest quality. It is grown in Kagoshima, in a place where matcha has been grown for hundreds of years. It is exclusively handpicked because a human eye is needed to choose only the best quality among the leaves. It has a slightly sweet taste, fresh scent and is intended only for the most demanding matcha lovers.

Besides having the same benefits as the rest of our matcha (Delicacy has the highest amount of aminoacids and tea caffeine from all Matcha Teas), Delicacy also induces almost meditative state of mind. That is why it was favoured among Japanese elite, especially among samurai, Japanese Emperor court and Buddhist monks, to whom matcha helped with meditation. The sophisticated taste of Delicacy is recommended to those of you who want to enjoy an exclusive experience because they already know various grades of matcha. Especially experienced lovers of matcha will appreciate the Delicacy’s refined harmony of sweet and fresh taste.

Usucha or koicha?

The traditional preparation of Matcha Tea is done with the help of traditional Japanese tools: tea spoon chashaku, tea bowl chawan and bamboo whisk chasen.

With those, you can prepare the two variants of matcha that are traditionally served during the tea ceremony.

The gentler form of matcha, usucha, is made from 2 chashaku spoons and 70 ml of water. Put matcha into chawan and add a little water. Whisk with the bamboo whisk and then add the rest of the water. Whisk the tea again in an energetic motion, as if you’re writing the letter M or W. You should get a beverage with rich foam.

Koicha is a stronger and heavier variant of matcha, in which 3-4 chashaku spoons are slowly mixed in 40 ml of water. The resulting beverage is very thick with no foam.

Would you like to know which of our individually portioned Matcha Teas will suit you? Check the article here.