Matchaful Hikari Ceremonial Matcha Powder - Single Origin from Shizuoka, Japan

From the brand The Ultimate Matcha Experience:

Matchaful is a female-founded purveyor of premium Japanese matcha and active botanical nutrition. To us, these two elements—matcha and botanical nutrition—are inherently linked in support of your daily ritual. With a focus on quality, we hand-select ingredients to create nutrient-dense products with functional health benefits and fresh flavors. Each Matchaful product is crafted with care to benefit overall wellbeing.

We work in direct-trade with a sustainably-operated, 4th generation Japanese tea farm. Matcha is traditionally shaded for the final weeks of growth. Innovatively, this farm uses solar panels for shading that generate power for nearby towns. Their plants are grown without pesticides and fertilized using organic compost from the local community. We ensure each batch of Matchaful matcha is treated with respect on its journey from farm-to-whisk.

Matcha meets botanical elixirs, plant-based snacks, and wabi-sabi philosophy in our experiential matcha wellness cafés. Hannah had a vision to source high-quality, organic matcha with a transparent supply chain and sustainable practices, thus the genesis of Matchaful.

Hikari, our Single Origin Ceremonial Matcha, offers a smooth and creamy palette with tasting notes of walnut, lemon, and butter. This robustly bodied matcha is our go-to for creative lattes and smoothies. Sustainably grown in the hills of Shizuoka, Japan, this unique tea is carefully crafted from hand-picked tea leaves of the green tea shrub. What makes Hikari special is its authentic makeup of 100 percent Japanese matcha from a single source, in comparison to most matcha products which are often blends from multiple farms or mixed with green tea.

To prepare Hikari, sift half to one and a half teaspoons to strength preference of matcha into a whisking bowl. Add 2 ounces of water heated to 180 degrees Fahrenheit, and using a bamboo whisk, whisk vigorously in a zig-zag pattern until all clumps dissolve and a nice froth is achieved. For a latte, combine the whisked matcha with 6 ounces of warm or cold milk. For an americano, combine the whisked matcha with 6 ounces of hot water.

Sourced from a multigenerational single estate, Hikari is ground to order from first-harvest tea leaves. At Matchaful, we believe you should know where your matcha came from and the journey it took to get to you, from farm to whisk. Our matcha is sourced from a sustainable, fourth-generation family farm located in the Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan, and it is stone-ground to order in small batches for optimal freshness.

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