Okumidori Matcha | Shizuoka

A beautiful award-winning okumidori blend matcha from Shizuoka, Japan

This heritage grade matcha makes a great usucha or fantastic matcha latte and is what you get if you want to rival mid-tier offerings from many Japanese brands (plus it's better than the quality you get at most Japanese cafes)

The okumidori blend has a naturally darker green hue than the tsuyuhikari blend due to the relatively higher growing altitude

From time to time, batches of this matcha may have a very slightly "grainier" texture compared to some of my premium powdered teas (ball-mill vs stone-milled), but I still choose it due to its fantastic flavour, accessibility, and being able to offer this at a relatively lower price point as this was more important to me than the grind size

In terms of quality alone, this some people prefer the freshness of the tsuyuhikari blend and others prefer the stronger flavour of this okumidori blend. Either one is better than most others on the market in New Zealand