Naoki Matcha Organic Ceremonial First Spring Blend – Authentic Japanese First Harvest Ceremonial Grade Matcha Green Tea Powder from Kagoshima, Japan (100g / 3.5oz)

I’ve tried so many different brands of high-grade matcha. I’ve switched to this one because of the rich aroma, taste, color, freshness, and value. It’s what you expect in a high-grade matcha. I’ve purchased it many, many times over the past year, and I have yet to be disappointed! It isn’t clumpy, blends well in hot water, and doesn’t lose its flavor. It is consistently superb. I love it! I believe it helps me stay well, healthy, focused, and refreshed.

Bought this as a present for a matcha lover. She said this is among the best she's had. And she goes to Uji, etc. and drinks matcha there.

I'm obsessed. I am SO glad I switched from coffee to matcha. Coffee is too acidic and intense for me. I used to be obsessed with coffee, now I am obsessed with matcha X). Coffee started giving me PVCs in my mid 30s unfortunately. This does not. I would like to flag, however that, while the tannins and polyphenols in teas do NOT decrease the serum iron levels in your blood/body (ferritin, nor your CBC), they DO negatively impact iron absorption. I take Thorne Ferrasorb daily, but I take it at night, far away from my morning matcha, so it doesn't interfere with that. Just a head's up for my potentially anemic or iron deficient folks out there. Now, back to the product: if you have discovered the truth about matcha and tea like I did, and know that color actually represents health benefits and quality (richer, deeper, bolder green reflects the way it was grown and harvested, and indicates that there are more polyphenols such as antioxidants/catechins - EGCG, chlorophyll, l-theanine), as well as about third party testing for heavy metals, do not fear! This matcha ACTUALLY looks like the photos, is high quality, and is third-party tested and transparent. It's really difficult to capture the true color, even with flash on, but I've attempted to include a pic here. I transfer mine from the bag into a glass jar for appearance in my kitchen and ease of use - keeping it in the bag is likely the best way to keep it fresh though. The texture is perfect; it blends easily and does not clump. It leaves me with controlled, clean, non-jittery energy. It is SO DELICIOUS, earthy, smooth, and not bitter. REMEMBER that you cannot mix boiling water with matcha or it will compromise the color and make it taste bitter. This is also a lot of high quality matcha for the price, especially considering the regions from which it is sourced and all of the work that goes into getting it from the seeds to your cup! 10/10 recommend

Great quality matcha, nice and smooth, bag size is decent for pricing, blends nicely, okay quality compared to other matcha.

1st impression, Flat and Bitter. You get what you pay for. This one is no bargain. 2nd impression, I have to amend my review after drinking this Matcha for a few days. I started making the batches stronger and am enjoying it more now. At first it seemed not to have much aroma but after making it stronger the aroma and the flavor have improved. I would, after concideration, purchase this again and I intend to.