Ceremonial Grade Matcha (Japan)

A young monk came to the wise tea master Lao Cha and asked him: – Sensei, every time I sit down to meditate, I fall asleep. But if I drink coffee, I get restless. Spending my days studying, I feel that I lack vitamins and energy, and it becomes harder and harder for me to concentrate on Buddha’s teachings. – Your problem is easy to resolve, young man. Your answer is Matcha. It is the healthiest tea of all. We call it “a miracle in a cup”. Just drink it, and you’ll see.   Matcha is a green tea powder obtained by grinding the tea leaves. Three to four weeks prior to harvest, farmers begin shading the tea bushes from direct sunlight. Shading tea helps the leaves to stack up on L-theanine, which gives the resulting tea a natural sweetness. The leaves also become rich in chlorophyll, antioxidants, and umami. After harvest, every single leaf is de-stemmed and de-veined. For ceremonial grade matcha, only manual de-stemming is acceptable.  Our top-grade organic ceremonial matcha is made from