Matcha Green Tea powder Ceremonial Grade

What are the signs of a good quality matcha?

There are five key ways to determine the highest quality of matcha:

Origin: Japan.

Method: tea leaves grown under shade for three weeks before the first flush of spring, leaves are hand picked, veins are removed, then powdered using traditional granite stone mills.

Color: the 20 days of shade force the plant to overproduce chlorophyll, which is what makes the tea a vibrant emerald green. Low quality matcha is pale and yellowish.

Texture: matcha is milled using granite stone mills. The result is a silky texture, with an average particle size of 10 microns (0.01 mm).

Taste: the L-theanine produced by an excess of chlorophyll gives the matcha a sweet taste and aroma of fresh grass. Low quality matcha tends to be bitter and astringent.

What is the difference between Ceremonial Grade and Fine Culinary Grade?

The tea variety or cultivar.

Our Ceremonial Grade is a more complex matcha and contains tea leaves from four different cultivars: Asatsuyu, intense green color and reduced bitterness, Saemidori, described below, Okumidori and Ya-bukita both have an elegant aroma and a strong umami taste.

Our Fine Culinary Grade is 100% Saemidori, which means “clear green,” has a brilliant green liquor. Taste is very good due to its low bitterness and lack of astringency. The amino acid content is the highest of all Japanese cultivars.

How is matcha different from regular green tea?

1 cup of Matcha is equivalent to 10 cups of high quality green tea in terms of health benefits. This is because you are imbibing the actual tea leaves instead of just a green tea infusion, as well as the the high levels of L-theanine produced by the tea when shaded for twenty days.

Organic Matcha

Brewing a perfect cup:

A great cup of tea requires three elements: great tea, water and a tea master (you). Use the correct dose: 1/3 of a teaspoon is enough to start with. A larger quantity will make your matcha bitter. A well prepared cup of matcha is creamy and sweet. Water: add a little bit of water and whisk until any lumps dissolve (matcha particles are extremely small). Add more water up to 3 FL OZ and keep whisking making W’s, not circles, until it is frothy.

Using the right water temperature (160ºF to 170ºF) will extract the matcha sweet soluble components such as L-theanine. Using a higher temperature will bring a high amount of the bitter and astringent components to your cup such as caffeine and catechins.

The traditional Japanese Matcha bowl, whisk and spoon are desirable but not mandatory to start. If you enjoy Matcha you can then obtain them.

If you are not satisfied with your purchase or your experience of Pantenger Tea for any reason whatsoever, please do let us know and we will refund your order in full. Limited to one unit per customer.

Matcha health benefits

Source of antioxidants: When growing the leaves that are destined to be ground into matcha, the tea plantation is kept in shade for two to three weeks before the first flush of spring. This absence of light multiplies the amount of antioxidants and polyphenols in the tea leaves. Compared to green tea, matcha contains much more EGCG, a natural antioxidant that combats free radicals which are the main cause of skin aging and inflammation associated with oxidative stress.

Promotes mental alertness and calm: used for more than seven hundred years by the Japanese to hone their focus and stay awake during meditation, matcha contains L-theanine, an amino acid also found in green tea. L-theanine works in two ways, by helping to combat tension and stress and by increasing concentration and focus.

Stronger immune system: the combination of vitamins, polyphenols, EGCG, antioxidants, and L-theanine gives a natural boost to the immune system, helping protect the body from bacteria and viruses.

Weight loss: drinking matcha is a great way of keeping in shape. The combination of antioxidants and L-theanine boosts the metabolism and helps to convert fat cells into energy. Matcha can also help in reduce appetite and increase fat burning during exercise.

About Pantenger

Pantenger’s tea collection is a testament to our fine tea history, tea tasting and its benefits.

Our mission is to promote tea culture in the United States and to ensure the best teas are known and accessible on line and from the most renowned supermarkets and grocery stores.

The Pantenger collection includes Matcha, Sencha and Genmaicha green teas from Japan. These teas are organically grown in the Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan by a ninth-generation family-owned tea estate that has accumulated over 250 years of artisan expertise.

It also includes the finest organic teas from single estates in Darjeeling, an extremely aromatic and flowery first flush and a summer harvest with its characteristic muscatel flavour. A high altitude green tea completes our collection from the Lesser Himalayas.

Our Alishan Oolongs are the most delicate examples of this tea type. Our Amber Oolong is a competition grade tea that has been awarded the most prestigious Taiwanese prizes over the years. Our Oolong Tea Master is extremely skilled and a true champion.

Our Jasmine tea is from the Chinese province of Yunnan and is made by scenting white tea with jasmine petals. The petals are then removed and the flavor is locked in the leaves by rolling them. This is the most refined Jasmine tea available. It is sweet compared to the bitter jasmine teas made with green tea leaves.

Our blends are made using our own tea recipes. The most refined ingredients and best tea leaves are used. Our Earl Grey is a blend of the finest Ceylon OP from Dimbula and Bergamot Essential Oil from Calabria. Our rose tea is made with Moroccan rose petals and our Raspberry and Mango teas use tea leaves from new high altitude tea fields in Rwanda.

All our teas are supplied in airtight tins to protect the tea from oxidation.

• Pantenger tins are packed in California in an NSF facility.
• Our USDA Organic teas are certified by OTCO
• Our Kosher teas are certified by OU.
• All our teas are GMO free