AIYA SINCE 1888 Organic Cooking Grade Matcha 100 gram bag

Wonderful product! The quality is top notch, the flavor is delicious- I was never much of a matcha drinker, but I am now. Love that it is plain, so the sweetness level can be completely customized to the drinker's taste in the moment. Great with a dollop of honey or a dash of pure maple syrup.

Great for lattes and culinary uses, good quality and taste

This is a reasonably priced and drinkable matcha powder that is good for making fun boba drinks and lattes as well as cookies, cheesecakes, pound cakes, and glazes. It has a pretty bright green color that indicates its high quality. Unlike the ceremonial grade matcha powder that I get as a birthday gift/special treat, this matcha has a strong bitter note that makes it not as enjoyable to drink alone but nicely complimentary to whatever sweeteners and other flavors are added, which is what a culinary grade matcha powder should be. It also sifts nicely without clumping when I whisk it.

I really like this matcha and the taste and enery effect is very high quality. I started with the Aiya Ceremonial grade and really liked that as well, but I preferred the taste of this culinary grade. That may be sacrilege for serious Match drinkers, but I simply use matcha as an every morning substitute for coffee (I don't think I would ever go back to coffee.) Compared to the Ceremonial grade, this culinary grade has more of a familiar green tea flavor versus one grassy/bitter to my personal palate. Another thing I noticed is how much easier this is to mix than the ceremonial and did not clump as much even when using an electric whisk. For less than 1/2 the price I can't justify the cerimonial and this is now my go to for daily drinking. In my pic, the ceremonial is the one a bit greener on the right.

Much harder to mix than the premade Matcha with sugar.