Tencha Matcha

Tea Powder | Green

Our Tencha Matcha tea uses shade grown tencha leaves to create a ceremonial grade matcha that is one of the healthiest teas to drink as part of a culturally-rich wellness ritual.

$45 USD
Morning Ritual

Morning Ritual

Brain Fuel

Brain Fuel

Vitamins & Antioxidants

Vitamins &
Anti-oxidants

Blending Notes
  • Aroma

    Grassy & nori-like

  • Palate

    Vegetal, smooth, umami

  • Purpose

    Daily antioxidant ritual

Ingredients

Ceremonial 100% stone-ground Kyoto Tencha Matcha

High Caffeine

BLEND NO. 5005

Sustainability

The paper tube is 100% recyclable and can be disposed of in your grey bin. The inner pouch is made from NatureFlex, a renewable and home-compostable plant-based material. Learn More about sustainability at TEALEAVES.

Shipping & Delivery

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Free Standard Shipping on orders over $75.00 to the Contiguous USA. Our Standard Shipping time is 5-10 business days. Our Express Shipping time is 3-5 business days.

Power restrained. Single-minded focus. Dedication personified. Living the way of tea brings healing respect and guiding ethics into a world in much need.

About This Blend

TEALEAVES Tencha Matcha is a ceremonial grade of 100% stone-ground green tea leaves. Tencha are young tea leaves hand-picked from the spring harvest, traditionally shaded for 20 days under a covering of straw honzu and reed. Shading is followed by steaming, then drying in a brick oven called a tencha-ro.

Tencha Matcha's vibrant green hue is indicative of the quality and newness of the Tencha leaves selected. This vibrancy also reflects heightened health benefits. These include a high level of antioxidants, as well as key amino acids that promote relaxation and well-being. Tencha Matcha is energizing, yet balancing.

The palate of Tencha Matcha is vegetal and slightly umami, with a smooth and velvety mouthfeel. This indicates the highest quality of milling. Through time-honored small-batch production methods, Tencha Matcha pays respect to the tradition and craftsmanship of matcha and Japanese tea culture.

MAKE THE PERFECT CUP OF TEA
TEALEAVES

Powder
0.25 Tsp

Water

Water
8 oz

Fire

Fire
176°F

Whisk

Whisk
Fully

japanese tea ceremony preparing tencha matcha
CHADŌ

The confluence of tea and culture can be beautifully explored within Chadō – the Japanese Way of Tea. Chanoyu exhibits the high art and technique of otemae (performance of Chadō) and enshrines the influence of Zen Buddhism and matcha tea appreciation.

Chadō

THE WAY OF TEA

At TEALEAVES, we are guided by the four principles of the Japanese Tea Ceremony coded almost four hundred years ago:


WA
HARMONY

KEI
RESPECT

SEI
PURITY

JAKU
TRANQUILITY

Discover a traditional Chadō ceremony, conducted by the Urasenke Foundation of Vancouver.

Your FAQs, Answered
For Tencha Matcha

How you intend to use the Matcha will dictate what type of Matcha to choose. If you enjoy your Matcha traditional style, consumed on it's own, prepared true to origin, then Ceremonial Matcha suits you best. If you prefer your matcha with steamed oat milk, or if you are baking with it, adding it to a smoothie, or a cocktail, then you can choose either Ceremonial or Culinary Matcha.

Matcha is grown in the shade to protect the tea plant from the sun, allowing for an increase in caffeine concentration and the exclusion of amino acids.

Yes, Matcha tea is one of the healthiest teas to drink. It is high in caffeine and an excellent substitute to drip coffee or espresso. However, if you are caffeine sensitive, we do not recommend consuming this tea everyday.

Tencha Matcha can be consumed as ‘thick tea’ (koicha [濃茶]), where only a small amount of water is added to the tea to make it liquid. ‘Thin tea’ (usucha [薄茶]) – better known as a 'frothy tea' - has a higher water to tea ratio. Especially in the case of koicha, the palate quality is of utmost importance with the tender, sweet leaves deemed to be the highest quality (most palatable).

Yes, Matcha tea is one of the healthiest teas to drink. It is high in caffeine and an excellent substitute to drip coffee or espresso.

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