Ippodo Matcha To-Go Packets Details

The Matcha – To – Go Packs from Ippodo for those who want their matcha while they’re out and about. This medium bodied blend is a similar grade to Ikuyo and has a sweet fragrance with notes of earthy cacao and toasted nuts. This blend is vegetal forward with a good amount of umami and  robust bitterness which works well when blended with milk. A deep green, this blend has a nice sweetness at the end and only minimal astringency. At 2 grams each, pop these light weight packs in your bag or share with friends and loved ones you want to introduce matcha to.

Ippodo’s origins date back three centuries to the year 1717, when Rihei Watanabe established a shop called Omiya to sell tea and ceramics. In 1846, the shop was renamed Ippodo, which literally means “preserve one.” The name was bestowed by Prince Yamashina, who enjoyed Ippodo tea and wanted the shop to preserve one tradition: providing high quality tea. This family owned business is now in the hands of its 6th and 7th generation.

Drawing from 300 years of expertise, Ippodo’s labor-intensive production process involves carefully handpicking, shade growing and stone grounding the tea leaves which gives them their full-bodied and umami-filled flavour. The result is an authentic flavour that delicately blends the rich umami taste with a refined sweetness. Imbued with each brew is the concept of ichi-go ichi-e (meaning: one opportunity, one encounter), a wisdom taught in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony that embraces each fleeting moment with tea