How is matcha best prepared? Hot? Cold?
Hot https://breakawaymatcha.com/matcha-academy/tutorials/hyperpremium Cold https://breakawaymatcha.com/matcha-academy/tutorials/coldbrew
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What’s the difference between good matcha and bad matcha?
https://breakawaymatcha.com/good-matcha-bad-matcha/
What’s the typical shelf life?
We’ve done 1, 2, 3, and 4-year experiments with leaving matcha alone, in glass, in freezers, and tasting it at yearly intervals. Matcha stored properly like this lasts far longer than you’d expect -- a minimum of two years, but really it’s more like four. That said,
Does decaf matcha exist?
No. Not for real, actual matcha anyway.
How much caffeine does it have?
About 25mg per gram (a rounded half-teaspoon) of matcha. By comparison, a cup of brewed coffee from Starbucks has about 150mg. So roughly a sixth of a cup of coffee. If you make a thicker 2g cup (rounded teaspoon) of matcha, it’s still only about a third as much
Is there anything in your matcha besides matcha?
No. No sugar, additives, or any other nonsense. It’s 100% extraordinary green tea leaves, ground up into a fine powder.
Why is your matcha so expensive?
Mainly because the farmers and processors care so much; their processes take longer, require more steps, and are just harder. They’re pretty obsessed with producing Japan’s tastiest and healthiest matcha, and we don’t mind paying them well for the extraordinary product they produce. Rarity comes into it
Where does your matcha come from?
Japan. Most of it comes from specific microterroirs in Uji, just outside Kyoto, but we do offer several matcha from Kagoshima and Nishio as well.
How many times do you harvest per year?
Just once. Most matcha purveyors do 2, 3, and even more harvests annually. The first one is the best.