Matcha Ajisai, Obubu culinary grade 100g

Matcha Ajisai is a high-quality cooking Matcha. It is made from the summer harvest of the Yabukita variety and is ground into a powder in a ball mill. With a distinct green colour, it is a perfect ingredient for baking and cooking and for matcha lattes, ice cream, desserts or in cold drinks such as mocktails/cocktails.

The flavour profile is nuts, grass and kelp/seaweed it is slightly astringent with a good umami in the body.

About the tea farmer
Akihiro »Akky« Kita is the president and head farmer of Obubu. His desire to make tea accessible to the general public is the foundation of Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms. When Akky was in college, he took a part-time job as a farmhand in Wazuka and fell in love with the tea from this region. He decided to drop out of college and devote his time to learning the art of tea growing. Recognizing the need for independent farmers like himself to spread the joy of drinking Japanese tea, he travels every winter to bring Japanese tea to people all over the world.