I've wasted so much money on Amazon trying to find a decent tasting, reasonably priced matcha. This is the one for me! I've had this on auto ship for a few months now and enjoy a daily cup. While this is rated as culinary grade, it tastes better than ALL of the culinary and low end ceremonial grade products I've tried here on Amazon. I'm not a matcha expert, but I know when something is palatable or not. Is this matcha as good as my Amazon favorite, Encha's Ceremonial grade, which comes in a 2.02 oz package? No, but I can't afford Encha on a regular basis.
This matcha is not too bitter, dissolves well, and doesn't taste like seaweed, wet dog, or muddy swamp like others. The color is bright green and it tastes better than Encha's more affordable Latte grade matcha, which is more expensive than this.
I enjoy one teaspoon of this matcha in 4 fluid ounces (1/2 cup) of water with a half teaspoon of raw organic honey every morning. The most important thing to avoid is overheating the water. If you overheat the water, the tea will become bitter. I've found putting the 4 fluid ounces of water into the microwave for 1 minute on high makes it the perfect temperature and not too hot to drink immediately. I mix the elixir with a milk frother, which creates a nice frothy head and completely dissolves the powder.
For those folks like me looking for a drinkable, affordable, matcha green tea powder that (a) blows away the swamp mud, dull camouflage-green, starter matcha; (b) beats the taste of other culinary grade matcha; and (c) competes with mid-level ceremonial matcha, I recommend giving this one a try. No more coffee crash and all the benefits of green tea every day for me! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
100% Organic Matcha Green Tea Powder
