First Harvest Matcha
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Who is Shinzo Matcha?
Shinzo Matcha is a New York beverage company founded in 2025, offering pre-measured matcha pouches and sparkling matcha sodas. Its range includes First Harvest Matcha and flavored blends made with ingredients such as Madagascar vanilla, clover honey and Sierra Leone cacao.
Shinzo identifies Japan as the origin of its matcha and names Kagoshima for at least one current product. The company sells directly online and supplies selected retailers and wholesale buyers through Faire and Airgoods.
First-picking Japanese matcha for quick whisked or shaken lattes
Shinzo First Harvest Ceremonial Grade Matcha is described by Shinzo as first-picking matcha from Kagoshima, Japan (according to Shinzo), divided into sealed 3 g pouches. It is unsweetened and has a smooth, naturally sweet, umami-rich profile with a deep green color. Each pouch contains about 65 mg of caffeine.
How does this first harvest matcha taste?
Shinzo describes the matcha as using leaves gathered during the first picking in Japan. Its flavor combines umami and natural sweetness with a smooth finish. Shinzo describes the cup as smooth, naturally sweet and umami-rich.
The individual packaging keeps each serving sealed until preparation. This format also provides a measured 3 g portion without scooping from a larger container.
- Origin: Kagoshima, Japan (according to Shinzo)
- Grade: Ceremonial grade
- Harvest: First picking
- Sweetening: No sugar, stevia, or monk fruit
- Testing: Shinzo reports third-party testing for purity and heavy metals
- Dietary details: Gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, and free from major allergens
How do you prepare a pouch?
For a whisked drink, pour roughly 30 ml of water into a cup, add one pouch, and froth with an electric whisk for 10 to 20 seconds. Once fully mixed, add 6 to 8 oz of milk and stir.
A shaker bottle offers another preparation method. Add 6 to 8 oz of milk to the bottle, empty in one pouch, and shake vigorously for 10 to 20 seconds. Both methods use the full pre-portioned pouch and take about one minute.
What is inside each single-serve pouch?
Each pouch contains 3 g of pure matcha with L-theanine and antioxidants. The First Harvest recipe is unsweetened, with no sugar, stevia, or monk fruit. Shinzo lists it as gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan and free from major allergens.
The caffeine content is about 65 mg per pouch. Each serving is sealed separately, rather than stored together in a bulk tin.
Which pouch counts can buyers choose?
Shinzo First Harvest Matcha comes in 10-pouch and 25-pouch formats. Both contain the same individually sealed 3 g servings of ceremonial-grade matcha from Kagoshima.
Ceremonial is a commercial matcha grade made from hand-picked young tea leaves, then stone-ground for its taste and vibrant color.
Ichibancha is the late-April-to-May first harvest, producing vibrant green matcha with sweet, delicate flavor and characteristic umami.
Japan is the birthplace of matcha, with shaded tencha cultivation centered in Kyoto, Kagoshima, Shizuoka, Aichi, Fukuoka, Mie, Nara, and Saitama.
Frequently asked questions
Shinzo identifies Kagoshima, Japan (according to Shinzo), as the origin and describes the matcha as first-picking and ceremonial grade.
Shinzo describes it as smooth, naturally sweet and umami-rich, with a deep green color.
No. First Harvest Matcha is unsweetened and contains no sugar, stevia, or monk fruit.
Add one pouch to roughly 30 ml of water and froth for 10 to 20 seconds, then add 6 to 8 oz of milk. Alternatively, add a pouch to 6 to 8 oz of milk in a bottle and shake vigorously for 10 to 20 seconds.
Each pouch contains about 65 mg of caffeine from 3 g of ceremonial-grade matcha.
Shinzo lists First Harvest Matcha as vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and free from major allergens.
It comes in 10-pouch and 25-pouch formats. Every pouch contains an individually sealed 3 g serving.
Shinzo says the matcha is third-party tested for purity and heavy metals.