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Okinami Organic

Name: Organic Matcha Tea Okinami 40g & 100g
SKU: 7812-bio-config

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7812-bio-config

An excellent everyday organic Matcha grown by the sea in sunny Shibushi, southern Kagoshima. Creamy and revitalising, this mild Matcha is perfect for newcomers and whisking into frothy Usucha tea or Matcha latte. Available in a 40g tin or a large 100g bag.

Character	Refreshing, pleasantly bitter, walnut, artichoke, mild finish
Tea Farm	Leading organic tea farm in Shibushi, Kagoshima.
Terroir	Shibushi, Kagoshima, Japan
Harvest	1st and 2nd, May and June
Cultivar	Yutakamidori, Saemidori and others
Processing	Aged (Kuradashi), ball milled in 2023
Altitude	50m above sea level
Steaming	Short (Asamushi, 30 seconds)
Shading	14 days, Jikagise
Organic	EU organic, JAS organic certified since 2017
Grade	90/100 P. (Matcha category) – Premium

The Shibushi organic farming collective is one of the largest and most important in southern Kagoshima, proudly carrying on the tea growing tradition in Shibushi, which dates back to the early 18th century. The tea fields are cultivated in a particularly efficient and environmentally friendly manner, using their own specially developed machinery. Water, rice bran and high air pressure are used to protect the plants from pests while simultaneously enriching them with nutrients. Furthermore weeds are removed using steam. The tea farmers carefully assess when to use any machinery, as they believe the natural ecosystem should be disturbed as little as possible. In recent years, their teas have won many awards, including the esteemed Nihoncha Award, the Japanese Tea Selection Paris, and the British Great Taste Award.

Flavour

Pleasantly bitter with hints of artichoke and walnut that linger briefly before leaving a long, mild aftertaste. Refreshing, revitalising and creamy, this excellent value organic Matcha is the perfect base for Matcha lattes and shakes.

Texture

Creamy, milky

Cup

Pale grass green

Made of finely ground shade-grown leaves, Matcha is one of the finest Japanese teas. Unlike other green teas it is made from the whole leaf and is therefore packed with nutrients. Good matcha has an intense, sweet taste and plenty of umami with barely any tartness even when prepared as thick, concentrated Koicha, as drunk in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony.

We go to great lengths to identify the finest organic tea farms across the world’s most celebrated terroirs. All our teas are sourced directly from the farmer and, with a few exceptions, are certified organic or come from pesticide-free farms. Each batch of tea for every harvest is tested for pesticides and other pollutants in an independent German lab to ensure they meet our strict quality standards as well as HACCP food safety requirements.

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Cultivation & Processing

The Shibushi farming collective's fields are located between the Pacific Ocean and the mountains of southern Kagoshima. They specialise in exceptionally efficient organic farming using custom developed machinery for gentle 100% natural pest removal. After harvesting, the leaves are matured for several months to make Kuradashi Tencha, which is then milled into Matcha. The aging process gives the tea a more rounded, mellow flavour with a deep umami.

Single Origin

This Matcha is purchased directly from the organic farming collective in Shibushi and is packed on-site.

Organic Certification

Preparation

Using a Chashaku bamboo scoop, put two heaped scoops or one teaspoon (approx. 3g matcha) into a Matcha bowl – or for an extra smooth result sift the Matcha first using a fine mesh strainer. Then pour approximately 60ml to a maximum of 80ml of hot water between 60°C and 80°C into the bowl without pouring directly onto the powder to avoid clumping.

Next take a Chasen Matcha whisk and place it in the bowl at an angle of about 90° to the base. Now gently but quickly move the whisk back and forth in a tight zigzag motion, without pressing it into the base or sides as much as possible, to achieve the classic Matcha foam. Make sure to avoid circular movements, and the faster the whisking is performed the fluffier the foam. Practice makes perfect – enjoy!

Test results

We find it very important that our teas are pure and produced in a way that respects the environment. For this reason, each one of our teas is tested for pesticide residues by an independent laboratory, the results of which can be found here. Some of our teas are also tested for specific nutritional compounds, in which case the test results are also published here.