Matcha Vista Ceremonial Grade Matcha Powder, 100g
£12.50 Exc. VAT
First flush Japanese matcha, shade-grown for sweetness and stone-ground to a silky powder. Vibrant green, smooth and naturally sweet, with none of the harsh bitterness. 100g, around 50 servings.
First flush Japanese ceremonial grade matcha powder
Ceremonial grade matcha powder is the top tier of matcha, and this one earns it. It comes from Japan, the traditional home of matcha, and from the ichibancha or first flush, the very first harvest of the year. Those young, tender leaves are picked before the summer heat stresses the plant, and the bushes are shaded for the final weeks before picking, which is what drives the vivid green colour and the natural sweetness in the cup.
Stone-ground, whole leaf
The leaves are stone-ground into a fine, e whole leaf rather than an infusion of it.traditional home of matcha, and from the ichibancha or first flush, the very first harvest of the year. Those young, tender leaves are picked before the summer heat stresses the plant, and the bushes are shaded for the final weeks
before picking, which is what drives the vival sweetness in the cup.
Stone-ground, whole leaf
The leaves are stone-ground into a fine, silky powder, so you drink the whole leaf rather than an infusion of it. That fineness is what separates a ceremonial grade matcha powder from culinary grade, which is coarser and made from older leaves. Sifted and whisked, it dissolves cleanly without clumping and holds its colour rather than dulling to olive, so it looks as good in an iced latte as it does in a traditional bowl.
From leaf to cup
Matcha Vista does not simply buy in ingredients. They manage every stage, from the growing techniques in the field through to the way the finished matcha is packed, which is how the colour and aroma survive the journey. We stock it
here alongside our coffee.
At a glance
- First flush (ichibancha): the first and finest harvest of the year
- Shade-grown: shaded before picking for colour and natural sweetness
- Japanese origin: growli>
- Ceremonial grade: young leaves, fine and silky, smooth enough to drink neat
- Easy to whisk: dissolves cleanly, minimal clumping
- Versatile: traditionasmoothies, baking
- 100g resealable tin: cup
How to prepare ceremonial grade matcha p
Sift 2g (one scoop) into a bowl. Add 60ml of water at around 80°C, since fully boiling water scorches the leaf
and turns it bitter. Whisk in a brisk W moti a fine foam forms. Drink as is, or top with150ml of hot or cold milk for a latte.
A slower cup
Matcha is a ritual as much as a drink. Sifting, whisking, watching the foam come up. It naturally contains caffeineand L-theanine, an amino acid found in tea ld ceremonial grade matcha powder it makes agentler, sweeter, more grassy cup than espresso. Some mornings that is exactly what you want.
