MATCHA PINNACLE
MATCHA PINNACLE -40g -Pull can
The finest quality Matcha available in Japan and the rest of the world.
We are proud to offer you this tea, which is very limited even in Japan, and hope that you will enjoy the exquisite taste that this
Matcha has to offer.
CHANOYU - Japanese Tea Ceremony
Matcha Pinnacle is especially loved by tea masters during a tea ceremony and the Matcha drinker who loves high-quality pure Matcha.
The taste, color, aroma and sweetness of this Matcha are simply unsurpassed. Since this tea is a Koi-cha (thick tea), it can be used as either Koi-cha or Usu-cha.
*Recommended for experienced Matcha users only.
*Our Matcha Pinnacle has an exceptionally deep, elegantly sweet and smooth aroma.
*The tea leaves of this Matcha are hand-picked.
*The tea leaves are protected from the sunlight by a canopy called 'Honzu', which is the most traditional way of protecting from sunlight. The Honzu' consists only of reed and straw.
The cultivation
Matcha of the highest quality is cultivated in the Uji region of Japan.
However, what makes it truly special is the Matcha that is specifically grown in the Ogura area of Uji.
This is the finest Matcha available in Japan—or anywhere else in the world.
Around 1400 AD, tea farmers began cultivating Matcha in the Ogura area of Uji.
This area contains a large pond surrounded by dense reeds, which turned out to be ideal for shading tea plants.
Farmers harvested the reeds and used them to cover the tea plants, diffusing the sunlight.High-quality Matcha needs to be fertilized about three times more than other types of tea.
The Ogura area lies on the southern edge of the Kyoto Basin, where Japan’s capital was located for a long time.
The Kyoto Basin is rich in vitamins and minerals that provide essential nutrients for the growing tea plants.
Thanks to these geographic features, Matcha was originally cultivated in this part of Japan, and tea has been grown here for many hundreds of years.
This allowed farmers to develop and perfect techniques to produce the highest quality Matcha in the world.Tea trees grown for Matcha are fertilized three times more than other tea varieties to create the deep, smooth flavor Matcha is known for.
The higher grades of Matcha are hand-picked.
The tea leaves used for the highest quality Matcha are picked exclusively by skilled hands—not machines.
Hand-picking instead of machine harvesting ensures that the leaves are carefully selected.
Although it is a slow process, hand-picking yields tea of the highest quality.Tea Plant Varieties
Only a few cultivars such as Samidori, Asahi, Gokoh, and Uji Midori are suitable for Matcha.
It is extremely difficult for other varieties to produce the deep, sweet flavor that Matcha is known for.
These rare cultivars—Samidori, Asahi, Gokoh, and Uji Midori—are primarily grown in the Uji region.To cultivate Matcha of the absolute highest quality, the following are essential:
- Time and effort
- Tea trees passed down from generation to generation
- Geographically ideal location and soil conditions
Preserving freshness is one of the most important qualities of Japanese green tea.
Unlike dry, oxidized teas such as black tea or oolong, this tea does not last forever!
Japanese green tea must be carefully stored to maintain its essential freshness.
After harvesting and processing, the leaves are sorted, dried, blended, vacuum-packed, and stored in a special refrigerated room.
The temperature in this storage room is kept between 0 and 5 degrees Celsius throughout the year.Preparation
KOICHA
A thick and strong Matcha.
* Strain the Matcha for a smoother taste and to remove lumps.
*Put 4 Chashaku or 2 teaspoons of Matcha 4g into the Chawan bowl.
* Pour 50 ml of hot 80º water into the Chawan. Using the bamboo Chasen, gently stir the Matcha through the water. Unlike Usucha, Koicha does not form a rich foam on top.
* Only high-quality Matcha is suitable for Koicha, such as our Matcha Pinnacle, Matcha Super Premium or Matcha Premium. Otherwise the tea can taste quite bitter.
Taste the purity of perfection
SOFT - EARTHLY - HEAVENLY
