Pure Matcha | Premium Ceremonial Grade Matcha Green Tea Powder | Authentic Japanese Origin | Sugar Free | 30g, 1.06oz

I really enjoy the small tin this comes in--doesn't take up much space and if you really want you can repurpose it after using all the matcha up. I'm on my 4th tin of this stuff and have consistently enjoyed it. Some folks have mentioned that it kind of clumps up, and that's because of how finely it's ground. The clumps aren't really dense, it seems like it's just a little ball of powder held together by static or something. Touch it with a toothpick and it falls right apart.The tea has a really great taste. I haven't registered as bitter...occasionally if I use extra powder I'd say it has a bit of a grassy taste. But it seems high quality for the price.Since it's real matcha and not an instant mix, you do need to take the time to mix this well. What I've found to work for me is putting a teaspoon or so in a 16oz closable thermal bottle (I use the Tiger MMJ-A048, but there are a lot out there). I add a couple ice cubes, fill it with water, and shake away! After about 10 seconds of good shaking, I have 16oz of perfectly blended cold matcha tea to take with me and sip throughout the morning. Occasionally I'll throw some honey in there if I want to sweeten it up a bit. Don't try this with hot water, if you didn't know that already. If you want hot tea, I'd mix that up outside of the thermal and pour it in once it's all blended.

I purchased it after watching a YouTube review and have no complaints. It has great flavor and color, and I’d happily buy it again.

Update 7-20-2016: You will notice some tiny balls of Matcha in the can. I believe this a testament to the freshness and quality of the product since I have not noticed them in cheaper Matcha's. Theses little balls will not dissolve and go away in the water. You will be chasing them around in your cup with your spoon trying to smash them. You need to use a sifter to break them up before putting in the cup. I recommend the ORBLUE 4 inch fine mesh food strainer (search Amazon for it, $12.00) .Hold strainer over cup, add Matcha and tap strainer on top of cup. What will be left are the small balls of Matcha. Smash them into the strainer with your spoon and continue taping till gone. Read on for my original review.Although I have been drinking green tea for a long period of time, I am new to the world of Matcha as of last week. So I am not an expert when it comes to Matcha green tea, but I am learning as I go. Last week I picked up a regular Matcha green tea, 100 g for $26. Although I found it to be good it was still kind of bitter tasting. Then, I found out there was a ceremonial Matcha. I was reluctant to buy it because of the price, $28 for 30 g, but I decided to give it a try anyway, it was awesome! Then I came across this "Pure Matcha", $21 for 30 g. I'm having a cup right now as I write this review and I find it to be just as good as the $28 for 30 g. I love Matcha! If you're drinking coffee has a pick me up, Ditch the coffee and start drinking the Matcha. It's a little more effort to prepare but it's well well worth it! Google "health benefits of Matcha" and you'll see all the many great things you will get from drinking it.

The matcha was good, very good actually. But my matcha did not come with a cap to screw on.

I have never written a review on Amazon before, that's how much I love this matcha. I purchased a tin (and it arrived in two days with free shipping!!) and it was SO GOOD I had to restrain myself from making some every 47 minutes. Despite my best efforts, I consumed the entire tin in 8 days. When making my matcha the morning of Day 8 I literally took my finger and scraped the tin clean like a junkie licking a dime bag. Luckily, on Day 6 I had ordered more (multiple tins at once this time) so by the afternoon of Day 8, I was all stocked up again. Yeah. It's that good.And it's not only that the taste is delicious--creamy, nutty, earthiness with not a hint of bitterness, with a sweet smell that hits you as soon as you open the tin--it's how drinking it makes me feel. I've been a coffee drinker my entire life, so caffeine and me are VERY intimate. (And I've also experimented with plenty of different matchas before, and none were anything special.) I know exactly what type and provenance of beans, brewing method, and method of consumption will produce what kind of effect. Even with the most ideal combination (for my body) of all of these elements, I have never felt anywhere close to the quality of energy drinking this matcha has for me. Nothing even approaching jitters, no nervous system effects, no anxiety, no headaches, no strung out, overcaffeinated feeling, just a pure beam of focused energy. And yet somehow, it also chills me out and relaxes me completely (like, literally my resting heart rate will go down after drinking it), while giving me focused energy......?! It goes against everything I thought I knew about caffeine consumption.BUT I haven't even told you the best part about this matcha, and the reason that pushed me over the edge to deciding I HAD to write a review. In addition to a pure beam of focused energy and a complete feeling of Zen, drinking this matcha makes me feel positively JOYOUS. It is literally an instant antidepressant. Now I don't know about you, but with the world the way it is right now, this effect is unbelievably valuable. If people knew there was an alternative to putting pharmaceutical grade mystery chemicals into their bodies just to be able to get through the day, a whole lot of people would be putting aside their zoloft for good. I know I will be.Thanks for everything, Pure Matcha. <3