Matcha sonogi grade ceremonial
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Matcha Sonogi - Ceremonial Grade (80g)

¥8,100

When the sea meets the mountains

Grown on the heights overlooking Ōmura Bay, this matcha is the result of a unique collaboration between four growers from the Sonogi cooperative in Nagasaki. Together, they combine their know-how to fashion an exceptional matcha from the Yabukita cultivar, shaded for 21 days then transformed into tencha before being finely ground.

The result: a silky-fine emerald powder (10-12 microns), revealing a marked sweetness, rounded umami and marine accents reminiscent of the salty air of the Japanese coast.

Description

In the cup

Herbal notes of mizuna.
Sweetness of anko (red bean paste).
Rich, comforting umami character, almost broth-like.

Origin and know-how

  • Region: Higashisonogi, Nagasaki, Japan

  • Cultivar: Yabukita

  • Cooperative: Sonogi (4 growers: Shinya Fukuda, Yoshitaka Ohyama, Kosuke Nakayama, Kazuhiko Onoue)

  • Method: 21-day shading - May harvest (hachiju hachiya) - processed into tencha - stone-ground (10-12 microns)

  • Format: 80 g tin

  • Harvest: Spring 2024 | Monthly grinding and packaging for optimum freshness

Why choose MATCHA SONOGI?

  • A collective terroir: A matcha resulting from a rare collaborative effort in which each farmer contributes his or her vision, from planting to cup.

  • A singular profile: Mild, sweet and marine, with umami depth ideal for both usucha and koicha.

  • A modern expression of tradition: Blended, but on the scale of a close-knit cooperative that grows and processes on site.

  • Versatile: Sublime in traditional preparation, but also as an iced or hot latte, for a contemporary daily ritual.

A matcha that embodies the spirit of community: many voices, one harmony.
Recipe

Infusion parameters

(Use freshly boiled spring water)

Usucha - light tea2 g | 100 ml | 77 ºC | whip to a fine foam

Koicha - thick tea4 g | 50 ml | 77 ºC | whisk until smooth

Iced latte (12 oz)2.5 g | 50 ml | 77 ºC

Whip to espresso consistency, pour over ice (100 g) and top up with milk (200 ml).

Hot latte (12 oz)2.5 g | 50 ml | 77 ºC

Whip to espresso consistency, then add hot, frothed milk (300 ml).

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