Ceremonial Gold Class Organic Matcha from Midori Spring

by liberteas

Ceremonial-MatchaMidoriSpringTea Information:

Leaf Type:  Green (Matcha)

Where to Buy:  Midori Spring on Amazon.com

Tea Description:

Midori Spring’s Ceremonial Gold Matcha is rich, smooth and creamy with a hint of sweetness when brewed traditionally. Only the best and darkest tencha are used for Gold Class. Gold Class has a fresh, sweet, green-vegetable-like aroma and the colour is a vibrant emerald green – a trait only high quality Ceremonial Grade Matcha encompass.

Learn more about this tea here.

Taster’s Review:

From the moment that I opened the canister of this Ceremonial Gold Class Organic Matcha from Midori Spring – I was excited!  I was anxious to try this beautiful powdered tea!

The dry powder is a bright, vivid green color – the color green that Matcha enthusiasts would immediately recognize as top-notch Matcha!  This is the color Matcha should be!

I got out my chasen and chawan and scooped out a couple of scoops of Matcha with my chashaku – one scoop using this bamboo scoop is just enough for one serving of Matcha, but I wanted two!  Then I placed the Matcha into my sifter (I just use an inexpensive wire mesh strainer for this) and sifted the Matcha into my chawan.  I added hot water (160°F) and began whisking.  I don’t have a precise measurement for the water – I use the eyeball method and then I taste it after I’ve whisked it.  If I need more water, I add some.

This Matcha whisks up BEAUTIFULLY.  The color of the tea in the photo above is quite accurate – that is the same color of the liquid that’s in my chawan right now, although it’s difficult to see it since it’s beneath a thick cap of foamy froth.  This tea froths up so well and it maintains the froth for a long time after you’ve finished whisking.

The flavor is outstanding.  This is a really top-notch, high quality Matcha.  This is the kind of Matcha that is used in Japanese tea ceremony because it’s of the best quality.  Sweet!  Not a hint of bitterness.  Smooth and buttery.  No chalkiness or gritty texture.  The flavor has hints of berry and cacao in it’s complex layers.  It’s vegetal.  It’s a bowl of Matcha perfection.

If you’re a fan of Matcha – I highly recommend trying this one the next time you need to stock your cupboard.  You’ll be happy you did!

liberteas

Anne (aka the Mad Tea Artist) has celebrated her 29th birthday for many years now. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her hubby and her youngest daughter. Her oldest daughter is married and has bestowed Anne with the proud title of "Gramma" and her grandson is about the cutest boy you ever did see. Anne started her journey with tea as a casual drinker and became more serious about her tea drinking when she realized that she couldn't drink coffee. Shortly thereafter, she started becoming obsessed with the beverage and she started creating small-batch, artisan blends of tea that she sold online as LiberTEAS. After a few years, she realized she wasn't cut out to be the sole proprietor of a business so she closed LiberTEAS and started reviewing teas online. She met Jennifer through another blog that they both reviewed for and they decided to start their own review blog. This review blog! Throughout her journey as a tea reviewer, she discovered 52Teas and became enamored with the idea of creating a new tea every week. When the founder of 52Teas decided he wanted to move on, he offered the business to Anne but knowing that she wasn't cut out to be a sole proprietor, she instead offered the company to her oldest daughter who employs her as the Mad Tea Artist for 52Teas!

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