MATCHA Okumidori

This matcha comes from Kagoshima, at the southern end of Japan’s island of Kyushu. The region’s warm climate and long growing season have made it one of the country’s most important areas for Japanese green tea.

Matcha Okumidori is made from one cultivar only. Okumidori is known for its vivid green color and smooth, rounded character. Working with a single cultivar keeps that identity clear in the finished matcha, from its creamy texture to the gentle sweetness beneath its umami.

The tea plants are shaded for three to four weeks before the spring harvest. Limiting direct sunlight deepens the green color of the leaves and preserves more of the amino acids responsible for matcha’s savory flavor. This crop is grown without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers.