Uji Matcha Tokumukashi, ceremonial master grade
$ 24.90
宇治 御濃茶 徳昔
Traditional stone-ground matcha
You do not have to be a Japanese tea master to enjoy this exceptional matcha, nor reserving it only for that serious tea ceremony. Simply get a respectable tea bowl, whip it optimally, and relax with the gently roasted, consoling fresh aroma. Roll its full, layered and yet subtle umami taste in your mouth. Let that few seconds of sipping transcend into a peaceful hour, or at least a window for serenity, even at a clustered desk or a jammed kitchen table. Just the whipping of that pure, luxuriously intense greenness of the tea is mesmerising in itself.
The tradition of competing to yield the most tasteful cup of the purest and most intense colour is still valid and as meaningful today as it was 12 centuries ago. This stone-ground production continues this precious heritage. However, the centuries of horticultural evolution coming to the hands of our tea masters in Uji give us a superb quality that is possible only today, and that would be envied by daimyos feudal lords and their chajins tea masters.
Produced in Higashiyama by a team led by Shimada sensei, a regular winner of Uji Tea Quality Competition under Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Award, Tea Hong’s Uji Matcha Tokumukashi is a top choice as a koicha (濃茶) for chaji (aka formal chado tea ceremony). For us, it is a natural choice for enjoying a finest taste in green tea.
Net weight: 30g (1.06oz) in double-lidded tin
In stock
Preparation suggestion
To experience the subtly exquisite complex taste of a top quality ceremonial grade matcha such as Tea Hong’s Uji Matcha Tokumukashi, the tea powder needs to be thoroughly blend into the water yet with only a thin layer of small foam so that the fluffiness is not to distract the true smoothness of the body itself.
Choose a tea bowl which base can fit well into your palm, and one that is thick enough to hold the heat for the during of the whisk.
- Preheat the bowl with near boiling water
- Add 2g of matcha into the bowl through a sieve and about 1.5 tablespoons of room temperature water
- Blend the tea powder well with the water to make a consistent paste
- Add 80ml of water at between 85° to 90°C. The lower temperature gives a rounder body, while the higher one gives more depth and bites.
- Whisk using a zigzag movement (rather than circular) to blend the tea well into the water
- Enjoy
Tasting notes
Nose: Gentle, grassy, yet warm aroma with a slight floral note in an overtone of an open valley after the rain. Palate: Full, complex, creamy umami body with notes of seaweed, fresh cut grass, touches of nuts and biscuits. Bitter undertones with tinkles of minerals. Finish: Lingering umami, sweet aftertaste.
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1 review for Uji Matcha Tokumukashi, ceremonial master grade
Uji Matcha Tokumukashi, ceremonial master grade
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I have been getting my matcha and other Japanese tea every time I visit Japan for at least 2 times a year for the past 15 years. I thought I know about all the different grades and which shops are better. When I tasted the rich flavors and elegant aroma of this average price product I was very shocked. The only experience I had that is like that was from a famous historic shop in Kyoto for a very much higher price. I live in Hong Kong and such quality matcha does not exist here. I wonder why a shop from Hong Kong can do such a wonderful quality and others cannot. Even most other Japanese shops cannot. Double thumbs up! Now I have confidence to try other Japanese tea here.
I am so happy to read a review from a fellow Hong Konger! More so that when it’s such a positive comments. Thank you! Indeed we have done our studies and exploration to have been able to connect to this producer. And good luck too. I hope you will also enjoy the other teas that we have worked hard to offer, and see more of your words here soon!