Uji is the cradle of Japanese tea culture and where the tea farmer cultivates the tea plants for this exquisite matcha. He uses special fertilisers that he creates himself and which he personally applies to the fields in the spring and autumn. Rather than using pesticides, the tea farmer uses his own spray made of essential oils and other ingredients. A further safeguard for the high quality of the matcha is his 3-layer shading system. With this system, he can adjust the degree of shading depending on the cultivar, seasonal conditions, and wind strength. All these factors come together to produce a matcha that is on par with the highest ceremonial grade matcha from conventional cultivation.
Organic Matcha
Musō
Contest Grade 98 P.
SKU
4820-bio
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Our premium organic Matcha Musō from a top terroir in Uji, Japan. Cultivar blend exclusively made from 1st harvest of the rare samidori cultivar with 3-layer tana shading technique. Produced in a granite mill.
- Unrivalled organic matcha from Japan
- Leading matcha farmer in Japan
- Certified organic
- Full umami, no bitterness, natural flavour
- 3-layer tana shading technique
- Ideal tencha terroir in Uji, top region for matcha
- In-house, gentle milling in granite stone mills
- Regular quality checks by the tea farmer
- Pesticide-free cultivation since 1980
- Rare cultivar suitable for shading: samidori
- Hand-picked
| Preparation | Suitable for usucha & koicha |
| Character | Well-rounded with a strong umami flavour, no bitterness, finishes with creamy and light toffee notes |
| Tea Garden | One of the leading matcha producers in Uji |
| Terroir | Tencha: Uji, Kyoto, Japan |
| Harvest | 1st harvest (ichibancha), May, 2023 |
| Cultivar | Samidori, Yama no ibuki |
| Steaming | Short (asamushi) |
| Grind | Traditional granite mill in Uji |
| Elevation | 10m above sea level |
| Shading | Special, multi-staged process. Shading for 50 days: 20 days with 50% shade and 30 days with 70% shade. Use of 3 tana layers as required to control degree of shading and maintain sufficient air circulation. |
| Organic Cert. | EU certified organic, JAS organic |
| Laboratory Tests | Radioactivity (11/2019) |
| Grade | 98/100 P. Contest Grade (matcha category); Ceremonial Grade, Koicha |
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Tea Farm
One of the most respected tea farms in Uji. Family-operated for several generations. Pesticide-free cultivation since 1980, certified organic for over 15 years.
Character
Flavour
The tea farmer manages to produce an astonishing amount of matcha of ceremonial grade with just a few hectares of land in Uji. The tea farmer is able to accomplish this feat on account of a comprehensive and catered approach to cultivation as well as extensive knowledge of different cultivars. His self-made fertiliser, which is applied to the field twice a year, as well as the triple-layered shading system which is carefully attuned to weather conditions, are factors that ensure the best possible yield. The tea farmer produces a creamy and vibrant emerald green matcha by stone-milling the tencha leaves himself.
This matcha is made from the rare samidori cultivar. The flavour is sweet and light with pleasant notes of caramel and toffee.
Texture
Exceptionally creamy, noticeably finely milled as a result of in-house granite mill.
Cup
Moss green
Matcha
Matcha, alongside gyokuro, is considered one of the finest of Japanese green teas. Unlike other teas, matcha is produced from shaded leaves that have been milled to a fine powder. The resulting tea contains the whole tea leaf and all its nutrients, not just water-soluble compounds. The production of matcha is time-consuming and demanding: the best qualities are gently ground in granite stone mills that can only produce a few grammes per hour due to the slow pace. Quality matcha has an intensely sweet and umami flavour that even in high concentrations (such as in the dark Koicha tea) is only minimally or not at all bitter.
Laboratory Tests
We go to great lengths to identify the finest organic tea farms across the world’s most celebrated terroirs. All our teas are sourced directly from the farmer and, with a few exceptions, are certified organic or come from pesticide-free farms. Each batch of tea for every harvest is tested for pesticides and other pollutants in an independent German lab to ensure they meet our strict quality standards as well as HACCP food safety requirements. Likewise, the regions of Japan from which we source our teas are tested for radioactivity for every harvest.
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