Matcha Matsu (Organic)

I don’t think I can review this properly until I’ve tried a few different matcha teas, and played with brewing it a bit more because I’m very new to this! I kept a whisk in the mug and kept stirring it! I added a little bit of honey! I don’t know what’s going on!

But I know that I like it.

I just picked up some of this matcha from davids tea and really like it! However I am still wondering if it is first or second harvest and if there are pesticides sprayed on the plants since its not “organic”. I am assuming its second harvest and probably not pesticide free since it is significantly cheaper then other matchas I have seen at whole foods or teavanna. Does anybody know anything more about this matcha?

On the whole it is a delicious tea, great for adding to smoothies and good by itself. the only thing I dislike about this tea is the lack of information about it, since I feel as though matcha is more then what they describe it as. It could have just been the staff at the location I went to, so I e-mailed the company with a few questions, hopefully I can get a reply soon and I will post it here for everyone.

In my circle of friends matcha seems to be a love/hate thing. Which makes it extremely odd that I fall in the middle. I’d never had it before and they made me a chocolate matcha latte. I enjoyed the green tea ice cream flavour, but wish I could have gotten half as much. It strikes me as something where a little goes a long way. Nice, but not something I’d ever want more than just a little of.

Ok so I have always been a bit timid about matcha because it seems so daunting and requires so much work and a lot more supplies that I have money to spend on. Despite all this, I’ve wanted to try matcha for the longest time to reap all the benefits it claims to have. How was I going to do this – spend a good $30 for a whisk? That was out of the question. But one day I had the brilliant idea of using my $4 Ikea hamd held milk frother to whisk it! I went into my favourite Davids Tea location (Brentwood Town Centre) and they said that it could work. I bought 30g straight away and the next morning I tried it as an iced latte. This is what I did: I mixed the matcha in less than a cup of not-boiling water using the frother, mixed in some peppermint flavoured hot-chocolate mix, added a touch of agave into it, mixed it some more, poured it over my leak-Proof Mug from Davids full of ice, added some vanilla unsweetened almond milk, stirred and then took it to go to work (with no back-up tea in case it turned out to be yucky). Well it turned out delightfully delicious!!

So now I’ve been steeping teas, using that tea instead of plain hot water to whisk my matcha in, and having fun making yummy flavoured iced matcha almond milk lattes. Teas I’ve used so far, all from Davids: Creme Brulee Rooibos (Yum!), Pure Vanilla Rooibos (it was ok), Cocomint Cream (so refreshing!), Mulberry Magic (delicious!), Read My Lips (I probably need to try adding more RML to give a proper review), Creme Caramel Rooibos (just as good as when I used the Creme Brulee), Cocoa Canela (not my favourite), Gold Rush (it was ok), Coffe Pu’erh (it was ok)

I am so excited that I have found a method that works for me!! Have any of you had any other yummy combos with matcha?

Mmmm i made this into a soy latte with a splash of vanilla. Mmm one if the best lattes I’ve made so far and gotten into lattes making lattes lately so that’s saying something haha. I love green tea and the addition of soy milk is just heavenly.

I’ve recently fell in love with this tea, its so frothy and good!
Smells not so great though, unfortunately that’s my favourite part of drinking tea. I’ve tried it with some agave but I have to say I prefer this one without anything!

The caffeine boost is amazing! helps me get through my classes and practising without crashing.

So I’m not going to rate this tea… because I didn’t ingest it conventionally. I bought just enough of it to make some green tea matcha cupcakes (twice). Long story short, it was absolutely brilliant to use in my baking! I absolutely loved it!

I’m in love with Starbuck’s green tea frappucinos with whip (why don’t they list them on menu?) So I was nervous but excited to try a matcha. I overdid the amount of powder the first time (and its pricey, yikes) but have refined it to 1.5 tsp to 2 cups water, tossed 1 cup of ice and 1 cup vanilla soy milk sweetened with agave into my ninja blender, topped with whipped cream and voila. As a constant dieter, I usually go the low fat/sugar free route whenever possible,only problem is that sugar is what makes the difference between "yummy, consistent smoothie’ and “yummy smoothie liquid, surrounded by ice chunks clogging my straw..” ah well..

Yay! I’m pumped! I bought a small quantity of Matcha Matsu from David’s Tea months ago but it wasn’t until this morning that I figured out how to turn it into a tasty Matcha Latté!! I heated some milk to the recommended temp. In my cup I had a spoonful of honey. I poured the milk over the honey and sifted 1tsp of the green goodness on top. Whisked it all together and then added a couple shakes of cinnamon. Then I whisked some more….it’s GREAT! ………..then my fiancé asked me why I was drinking shrek juice……. Lol ugh!

I really enjoy the flavored matchas that DavidsTEA makes, but I’m not loving this plain one. It’s just so savory no matter what I add to it. I’ve ended up using it in overnight oats and baked oat loaves because its flavor and quality seem similar to culinary matchas. It needs so much more sweetening than other matchas. It’s just not to my tastes at all, though other reviewers seem to enjoy it.