CeremonialUji Matcha Chanoka Okumidori
Ceremonial, sourced from Uji, Okumidori cultivar
From $36.00 (30g)
~$1.20 per gram
Grade
Ceremonial
Cultivar
Okumidori
Region
Uji
Sourcing
Uji, Japan
View the full sourcing map →Tasting notes
Color darker jade green; aroma fresh and grassy with a slight dark-chocolate note; flavor starts with smooth steamed-vegetable note evolving into slight grassiness, drier direction, invigorating astringency, finishing with a note of bitter dark chocolate
Composition
L-theanine
24.31 mg/g
Ceremonial-grade published estimate — Goto et al., upper-grade matcha samples, Tea Research Report No.80:23-28 (1994)
EGCG
59.3 mg/g
Ceremonial-grade published estimate — Goto et al., upper-grade matcha samples, Tea Research Report No.83:21-28 (1996)
Pricing as disclosed
Full details
Everything disclosed on the product page (18 fields)▾
- Price Regular
- $36.00
- Price Sale
- $36.00
- Size Options
- [ "30g", "60g" ]
- Stock Status
- Sold out
- Grade
- Ceremonial matcha
- Cultivar
- Okumidori -- described by Nio Teas as consistently its most popular cultivar based on customer feedback; known for smooth, full-bodied teas
- Region
- Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan -- called the best matcha-producing region in Japan
- Farm Name
- Chanoka farm, established 1900 by the farmer's great-grandfather
- Producer
- Takada Masahiro (Mr. Takada)
- Altitude
- 400 meters
- Shading
- Shaded for 3 weeks before harvest to develop sweeter, more savory flavor
- Certifications Claims
- [ "Pesticide free", "Organically grown" ]
- Tasting Notes
- Color darker jade green; aroma fresh and grassy with a slight dark-chocolate note; flavor starts with smooth steamed-vegetable note evolving into slight grassiness, drier direction, invigorating astringency, finishing with a note of bitter dark chocolate
- Brewing Instructions
- Sift 2g matcha; heat water to 70C/160F; mix 1 tbsp water into paste, then add to ~100ml total water; whisk in zigzag motions until foam appears
- Recommended Teaware
- [ "Chawan", "Chasen", "Chashaku", "Furui (sifter)" ]
- Shipping
- Free shipping above $55
- Inventory Note
- Inventory impacted by the Matcha Shortage
- Review Ratings
- None displayed on page; a YouTube tasting video of this product exists off-site
Research notes
Regular price equals sale price ($36.00); per-size pricing not broken out in fetched content. Nio Teas has a related/possibly rebranded listing at /products/matcha-kyoto-okumidori-chanoka ('Matcha Kyoto Okumidori Chanoka') which appears to reference the same Chanoka/Okumidori/Uji product line -- treated as the same product under a different URL slug rather than a separate SKU, but this was not independently confirmed by fetching that second URL.
