O-Cha’s Kiri no Mori Matcha Review

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Green Tea Review Description:

• Tea name: Kiri no Mori
  
• Distributor: O’Cha
• Type: Usucha (Thin)
• Origin: Uji, Japan
• Packaging: Oxygen-Preventive Bag in Tin
• Net Weight: 30 grams
• Distributor Description: “Matcha “Kiri no Mori” – A high quality usucha matcha. This would be the perfect item if you are new to matcha and would like a economical, yet high quality introduction to matcha. Whether you use this for the tea ceremony or as a source for antioxidants, know that this matcha, as with all of our products, is extremely fresh (we only order as we sell them) and is a quality throughout. Grown in Uji, we keep this product under refrigeration until shipment. Net weight 30gm.“

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I mainly carry Japanese loose leaf teas, but I do own two types of matcha as of this article, and this one was the most pleasant of the two. I will be reviewing the Uji Kiri no Mori offered by O-Cha. This particular matcha was pleasing. Read below to find out why:

Aroma

• This matcha does not have a strong aroma. In fact this is actually noted on the web-site. O-Cha themselves claims that the aroma is mild. I agree with this deduction. The aroma is a very light veggie/green.

Appearance (Leaves)

• The matcha powder was nice and fine. It did not have excessive clumping and broke down very easily without having to sift it.

Taste

• This has a very nice, light flavor with a sweet tail. It has a smooth, and light body to it using my brewing parameters.
• Expected to be lighter in consistency because it is an usucha. The flavor is not overwhelming. It has a very nice veggie taste to it as it rolls off the tongue.
• Overall pleasing experience.

Brewing Parameters Used

• Water amount: 4 oz
• Tea amount: 1/3 tsp (around 1.25 spoonfuls using a matcha spoon)

Conclusion

There’s nothing much to say other than this matcha was an awesome experience, especially for the price. It has a nice flavor to it that does not overwhelm one who is not used to, let say, gyokuro-type teas. It is more balanced than other types of matcha I have tasted. I like how it rolls off my tongue after you taste the body of the tea itself; it gives off some sort of sweet tinge to it.

My recommendation: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

~ by Bryan P on July 24, 2008.