Ceremonial Matcha – Perfect as ceremonial green tea or for matcha latte. This is pure and organic matcha green tea powder from Japan. It is made from the most popular matcha cultivar (Yabukita) from the prefectures in Japan. The leaves are shade grown, hand-picked (not machine picked), steamed (not pan fried), natural air dried (not oven dried) and then stone ground into finest powder, without the veins and stems. This powder has natural bright green and authentic matcha color and is perfect for direct drinking as the traditional ceremonial matcha or matcha latte. It should be noted that even organic Japanese matcha comes in many grades depending on age and quality of leaves, manufacturing process and finesse of the end product. Our matcha is the top-grade tea that you can buy in Japan. Pinnacle Matcha ceremonial grade green tea is made from young, supple leaves of camellia sinensis plant from the first harvest in Spring. These are the most nutritious leaves with the highest content of L-theanine. The resulting matcha is also smooth, produces more foam when whisked, and not bitter. The leaves are steamed and air dried naturally, which keeps the nutritional value intact. They are not dried by artificial process, just to speed up the processing time. They are then stone ground in finest matcha powder of 1-20 micron particle size. The fine, smooth and delicate quality of the tea ensures that you can easily mix and consume the whole powder and hence gain maximum nutritional benefits. Many other websites, manufactures and distributors can claim Matcha to be organic, high quality and from Japan, which could all be true. However, not every organic, high quality, Japanese Matcha is premium grade like this ceremonial matcha. Our matcha comes from certified organic farm by USDA, EU, JAS, in Kagoshima. The manufacturing process is FSSC22000 certified. Pinnacle Matcha ceremonial green tea is vegan, gluten free, sugar free, pesticide free and non-GMO green tea. Matcha green tea is known to have up to 137 times more antioxidants and nutrients than some standard green tea. Matcha can repair damaged cells of the body and can prevent many degenerative diseases. Make drinking Pinnacle Matcha part of your daily routine and rejuvenate your skin, mind, body and soul. You can consume it as green tea, matcha, honey, lemon tea or as matcha latte.