Such a bright, vivid green! Brighter than most other matcha brands I've tried. I'm not surprised since it's an organic, single estate tea from Shizuoka. Cheap price for this high quality. I've tried it both ways, hot and cold. For a hot cup of matcha, I followed the recommended serving of 1/2 tsp per cup. I didn't have a chasen on hand so I used a mini silicone whisk, and I didn't bother sifting the powder into the cup either. Didn't matter. Turned out perfect with no lumps. And it smells like freshly-mowed grass, or a very concentrated brew of sencha. very rich, lovely smell of green! The taste was more mild than I'd hoped, though, and not bitter at all. I do prefer strong tea on the bitter side, but this may be a plus for you. This concentration was mild-tasting for me. I prefer a full tsp per cup.
For iced matcha latte, I do absolutely recommend a full teaspoon at least per 250ml cup, if you still want to taste the matcha through all the milk, sugar and vanilla. I just blend the powder for ~10 seconds with soy milk, 1sp sugar & a few drops of vanilla (you can add ice cubes) and while it may sliiightly precipitate on the bottom if left for a few hours in the fridge, a of couple shakes make it perfectly smooth and homogeneous again. Really convenient! It makes me happy that I can add such a healthy powder that's full of phytonutrients to basically any beverage or baked good and it gives it that added boost. Will be trying muffins next.
