The Ultimate Matcha Guide: How to Find the Best Matcha [PART 1]

On my quest to make the best matcha lattes at home, I embarked on a matcha journey across Japan to visit its endless tea shops and matcha stores, and tested over a dozen different matcha powders.

In this PART 1 of my Matcha Mini Series, I teach you how to find the best matcha powders for yourself. To get there, I debunk a few matcha misconceptions and explain two important topics on matcha: Matcha Grading, and Matcha Flavor. Whether you're a newly minted matcha enthusiast or a seasoned vet, you likely have some unanswered questions about matcha. Let's get some answers!

In the PART 2 of the Matcha Mini Series, I will teach you how to make the best matcha latte at home, one that rivals the delicious matcha lattes you may find in Japan. Stay tuned for that!

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Table of Contents

0:00 intro
2:01 which matcha product do I buy?
2:40 MATCHA GRADING
2:50 ceremonial grade
3:27 culinary grade
4:05 japanese matcha grading
5:48 matcha grading system
6:40 the tea master
7:38 single origin vs blended
9:23 recommended matcha brands
12:07 break
12:27 MATCHA FLAVOR
12:58 the six
13:20 the pineapple model
14:06 flavor descriptions
15:40 recommended starter matcha flight
16:07 outro

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Links

If you're looking to get a better understanding of the matcha characteristics across the grades, this is the matcha flight I recommend in the video. These three sit very well across Ippodo's matcha grading spectrum:
Ippodo Tea's Hatsu Matcha (Light): https://ippodotea.com/collections/mat...
Ippodo Tea's Ikuyo Matcha (Medium): https://amzn.to/3NfMl5I
Ippodo Tea's Ummon Matcha (Rich): https://amzn.to/447CW6Z

Ippodo Tea Shop: https://ippodotea.com/collections/matcha
Marukyu Koyamaen Shop: https://www.marukyu-koyamaen.co.jp/en...
Marukyu Koyamaen Product Catalog Page: https://www.marukyu-koyamaen.co.jp/en...