Organic Ceremonial Grade Matcha
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Who is Harney & Sons?
Harney & Sons is a American tea purveyor offering matcha sourced from Japan, including Uji and Wazuka Valley. Its range spans ceremonial and daily-preparation grades, with Unjonotomo from a small garden along the Uji River.
Founded in 1983, company began building relationships with Japanese tea growers in 1990. Its matcha uses shade-grown tencha, handpicked, steamed, air-dried, and stone-ground into powder.
USDA organic ceremonial matcha for straight bowls or lattes
Harney & Sons Organic Ceremonial Grade Matcha is a USDA-certified organic green tea powder from the Kagoshima area of Kyushu, Japan. Harvested in early spring and stone-ground, it has melon sweetness, vegetal notes, and umami. It can be whisked with water for a straight bowl or prepared as a hot or iced latte.
What does this organic ceremonial matcha taste like?
The profile combines natural sweetness with vegetal character and a stated melon note. Its early-spring harvest contributes umami, although the level is lower than in Harney & Sons Jobetsugi and the company’s other ceremonial grades. Compared with the company’s conventional ceremonial blends, this matcha has a brighter, more delicate profile.
These qualities give buyers two supported serving options: drinking the matcha straight or combining it with milk in a latte. Both hot and iced preparations are suitable.
Where is Harney & Sons Organic Ceremonial Grade Matcha grown?
The matcha comes from the area around Kagoshima on Kyushu, Japan’s southern main island. It is harvested at the peak of spring, dried, and stone-ground into a fine powder. The product is USDA-certified organic. Its organic cultivation does not use synthetic fertilizers.
- Origin: Kagoshima area, Kyushu, Japan
- Grade: Ceremonial
- Harvest: Early spring
- Certification: USDA Organic
- Formats: Loose powder in 30 g and 40 g tins
How can it be prepared without a bamboo whisk?
A bamboo whisk can produce a frothy bowl, but it is not required. A small electric frother, lidded jar, or cocktail shaker can also mix the powder with water. Because matcha is consumed as suspended whole-leaf powder rather than strained like steeped green tea, the prepared drink has a fuller taste and brighter color than an infusion.
A standard bowl uses 2 g of matcha and contains about 80 mg of caffeine. That stated serving has slightly less caffeine than a typical cup of coffee and more than the same amount of steeped green tea.
Which tin sizes are available, and how should they be stored?
This loose matcha is offered in 30 g and 40 g tins. Ground tea has more surface area exposed to air than whole-leaf tea, so it fades faster after opening. Keep the tin sealed, cool, and away from light, then refrigerate it once opened. Choose between the two listed sizes based on the amount required; the matcha itself supports straight bowls as well as hot or iced lattes.
Ceremonial is a commercial matcha grade made from hand-picked young tea leaves, then stone-ground for its taste and vibrant color.
Japan is the birthplace of matcha, with shaded tencha cultivation centered in Kyoto, Kagoshima, Shizuoka, Aichi, Fukuoka, Mie, Nara, and Saitama.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. This ceremonial-grade matcha is USDA certified organic.
It comes from Japan. The product is an organic Japanese green tea harvested in early spring.
It has melon sweetness, vegetal notes, and umami, with a brighter and more delicate profile than Harney & Sons’ conventional ceremonial blends. Its umami level is lower than the company’s Jobetsugi and other ceremonial grades.
The leaves are grown in shaded fields, harvested in early spring, dried, and stone-ground into a fine powder. Organic cultivation skips synthetic fertilizers.
It can be whisked into a straight bowl or mixed into a latte. Both hot and iced preparations are supported.
No special equipment is required. A bamboo whisk, small electric frother, lidded jar, or cocktail shaker can mix the powder, though a bamboo whisk produces strong froth.
A standard 2 g bowl contains about 80 mg of caffeine. That is a little less than a typical cup of coffee.
Loose matcha is available in 30 g and 40 g tins. Keep it sealed, cool, and away from light, and refrigerate the tin after opening.