Matcha Unkaku, Marukyu Koyamaen (Ceremonial)

Matcha Unkaku, Marukyu Koyamaen (Ceremonial)Origin: Uji, Kyoto Harvest: May 2026 Tasting notes: deep umami, light sweetness and soft and round Quality: ceremonial grade, for thick tea This matcha is one of the best the Kyoto region has to offer, oriented towards a classic 'thick tea' matcha. A thick tea matcha is also called koicha, and is referred to as the formal tea made at special celebrations. It is incredibly soft and refined but stands out with its own well known flavour character. Store

the leaves are gently sun-wilted

During the evening we'll prepare and serve three different matcha for you

When using a kopsi or "fill-yourself" tea bags

the result was Hokkyokusei

as these teas quickly absorb the cold water

is a blend of stems and leaves from the Camellia Sinensis tea bush

Other teas we can recommend for cold brewing: Milky Oolong

Milky oolong

This mugi-cha is from Hida

and not a cup of tea that has been left waiting in a thermos

Here the bushes grow at an altitude of up to 2000 m and are called the “champagne of teas”

grass and kelp/seaweed it is slightly astringent with a good umami in the body