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"There are so many poor quality matcha teas out there. This one is fresh and delicious. I love it with coconut milk and a sprinkle of nutmeg."
Matcha is a finely milled vibrant green tea powder made from the highest quality Japanese tea leaves. Clearspring Organic Premium Matcha comes from Uji, a region high in the hills around Kyoto, renowned for producing the best Japanese teas. Only accessibly by foot, this remote area is unpolluted and rich in friendly bugs such as spiders, ladybirds, praying mantis and dragonflies to keep the pests under control (best to use organic matcha as non-organic matcha is grown using excessive amounts of agricultural fertilisers and pesticides). Shade grown for the final few months to allow the leaves to fill with chlorophyll, the finest young tea buds are picked, dried and ground in a granite mortar.
High-grade Organic Uji Matcha products are cultivated under the diligent management of Clearspring's tea master Juro Okuda. The tea bushes are covered with cloths for as long as possible to produce leaves of a deep green colour. It is very difficult to grow organic matcha; one must fight against both bugs and diseases. Harmful insects can appear because of small climate changes threatening the tea crop. For this reason, it is essential to manage the cultivation in a way that places primary importance on the natural ecosystem.
Ceremonial and Premium grades of Matcha are ground in stone mortars for many hours. This creates a unique light smoothness that is perfect for drinking.
| Typical values | g per 100g |
|---|---|
| Energy kJ: | 1330 |
| Energy kCal: | 317 |
| Fat: | 0.8 |
| of which saturates: | 0.13 |
| Carbohydrate: | 38.7 |
| of which sugars: | 10 |
| Protein: | 23.4 |
| Salt: | < 0.1 |
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Overall rating: 4.6666665 / 5 from 6 reviews.
Review topics: ["quality","service"].
"There are so many poor quality matcha teas out there. This one is fresh and delicious. I love it with coconut milk and a sprinkle of nutmeg."
"I've recently been trying to ween myself off of coffee, as it's one of the last vices I have left, and this has been a life saver. I've always loved the taste of Matcha, but it's been so helpful in replacing a bad habit as well. This is high grade powdered Matcha, not a weak little teabag that you get elsewhere! You can use it very much the same way as you'd use instant coffee. I like it cause you can still add mylk and a sweetener to it, and it's strong enough not to just taste like dirty dishwater. You get a slight kick off of it, but not in that horrible jittery way coffee makes you feel. If you haven't had ceremonial grade match before, then you should definitely give this a go. You can also make iced lattes with it or add it to food to flavour it."
"Can’t complain"
"I'm really happy with the quality of the products and impressed by customer service! I had two orders in a day (forgot to buy everything in one go) and I got refunded the cost of the delivery for the second package and they got delivered in one package in less than 24h. Highly recommend! Only buying from here. Thank you for your dedication!"
"Starting to realise that caffeine really isn’t for human consumption, always good to test these things out though so thank you! (Try going a few months without and then try again and see how your body really reacts!)"
"very good"