Special Selection Premium Ceremonial Matcha - Uji Hikari

Special Selection Premium Ceremonial Matcha – Uji Hikari (20g Tin)

Single Cultivar | First Harvest | Shade-Grown | Stone-Milled

Vivid, oceanic, and brimming with brightness — Uji Hikari is one of the rarest matcha cultivars grown in Uji. This first harvest, shade-grown ceremonial matcha is renowned for its unique flavor profile, often described as clean, briny, and bursting with marine umami. If you're drawn to complexity and crave depth, Uji Hikari delivers an experience unlike any other.

Single origin from a small mountainside farm, this matcha is stone-milled to preserve the cultivar’s signature notes: savory, sharp, and delicately vegetal — like a misty morning tide.

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Tasting Notes:

• Flavor: Bright umami, nori seaweed, light brine
• Texture: Silken, clean, long finish
• Color: Vibrant ocean green
  
  

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Best Enjoyed As:

• Usucha (thin tea) – Whisk 1-2 tsp with 2-3 oz of water at 160-170°F to experience its sharp clarity
• Koicha (thick tea) – Simply knead 1.5-2 tsp with your chasen in 1-1.5 oz hot water to enjoy its layered umami
• Food Pairing – Try with a savory snack or rice cracker to bring out its oceanic notes
  
  

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About Uji Hikari Cultivar:

Developed in Uji, Uji Hikari is a single-origin cultivar prized for its rare, umami-dominant character. Its clean seaweed-like sharpness makes it one of the most memorable matchas in the Origin Uji collection. Highly sought-after in Japan but seldom exported, Uji Hikari is made in exceptionally limited quantities and reserved for true matcha explorers.

This is the matcha for those who chase the edge of umami.

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Origin & Process:

• Grown and harvested in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture
• Shade-grown for 27 days
• Stone-milled in extremely limited quantity
  
• No blending. No additives. 100% Uji Hikari
  
  

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Extremely Limited Microbatch

Uji Hikari is one of the most limited cultivars we source — only a few kilograms are available per year.

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