Brand new tin can of Ippodo Tea Premium Select Matcha with turquoise floral label with Japanese writing in white circle
Brand new tin can of Ippodo Tea Premium Select Matcha with turquoise floral label with Japanese writing in white circle Loose green finely ground milled Japanese Ippodo Premium Select Matcha tea powder on silver plate on white table Thin frothy usucha matcha in cream tea bowl and thick koicha matcha in dark tea bowl and chasen bamboo whisk on beige table Vivid green smooth thick koicha Ippodo Premium Select Matcha sticking to sides of tilted black artisan-made ceramic tea bowl
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Premium Select Matcha (20g Can)

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This matcha is our exclusive blend from the most prestigious farms in Kyoto. It offers high-class richness, delicate sweetness, and unique tasting notes each year.

More about Premium Select Matcha (20g Can)

This 20g Can of Premium Select Matcha is stone-milled Japanese green tea powder from Ippodo Tea, a family-run Kyoto tea company founded in 1717. IppodoTea.com is the official Ippodo Tea online store for the United States and Canada.

Ippodo Tea flavor note: Rich & Round

Ippodo tasting notes: Premium Select Matcha displays the rich, full-bodied character we enjoy in our highest-class matcha. The 2025 release is round, billowy, and easy-to-drink. At first sip, it's soft, approachable, and umami-rich, like well-buttered squash. After swallowing, we're greeted by the slightest hint of elegant bitterness, like the skin of a juicy green grape. Though the finish is long and full, the overall experience feels lightweight. This is an accessible, low-astringency release of Premium Select Matcha, and we recommend it to new matcha drinkers. Seasoned matcha fans will also enjoy the complexity of its taste from beginning to end....

  • Category: Matcha
  • Best for: comparing Ippodo matcha by richness, umami, preparation style, and format
  • Best recipes and preparation guides: Usucha (Classic Matcha); Koicha (Thick Matcha); Cold-Whisked Matcha
  • Official product page: https://www.ippodotea.com/products/premium-select-matcha
  • Related collection: https://www.ippodotea.com/collections/matcha
Shelf lifeConsume quickly 
Serving sizeUsucha: 2g (1 tsp.)
Koicha: 4g (2 tsp.)
Size2.1" × 2.1" × 2"
Net weight0.7 oz (20g)

Note: Available while supplies last

Every year, Japan's highest-regarded tencha* farmers enter the best of their harvest into tea competitions, hoping to earn prestige and recognition for their efforts.

Premium Select Matcha is our exclusive blend, selected from these farmers' competition-level harvests. This blend is available for a short period once per year. Unlike the matcha blends we offer year-round, each release of Premium Select Matcha is one-of-a-kind, never to be tasted again.

*Tencha is the name for shade-grown tea leaves ground to make matcha powder.

Premium Select Matcha displays the rich, full-bodied character we enjoy in our highest-class matcha.

The 2025 release is round, billowy, and easy-to-drink.

At first sip, it's soft, approachable, and umami-rich, like well-buttered squash. After swallowing, we're greeted by the slightest hint of elegant bitterness, like the skin of a juicy green grape. Though the finish is long and full, the overall experience feels lightweight.

This is an accessible, low-astringency release of Premium Select Matcha, and we recommend it to new matcha drinkers. Seasoned matcha fans will also enjoy the complexity of its taste from beginning to end.

We recommend preparing this high-class matcha with just hot or cold water to enjoy its nuances fully. Enjoy it after breakfast to start off the day feeling fresh, or pair it with something light like a piece of dried fruit for an indulgent afternoon break.

Ways to Prepare

The standard matcha whisking method, made to be a normal, liquid consistency.
https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/usucha-thin-matcha

The standard matcha whisking method, made to be a normal, liquid consistency.

1. Sift matcha
2g (0.07 oz)
1.5 heaping tea ladles or 1 level teaspoon.
Sifting matcha through Ippodo Chakoshi tea strainer into cream ceramic tea bowl using Chashaku bamboo tea ladle
2. Add hot water
60 mL (2 oz) 80°C (176°F)
Pour boiling water into a teacup to cool it to 80°C, then pour into tea bowl.
Pouring hot water from white porcelain teacup into cream ceramic tea bowl containing vibrant green sifted matcha
3. Whisk
15 seconds
Whisk vigorously 15 seconds, making an "M" shape.
Whisking vibrant green matcha tea in ceramic tea bowl using Chasen bamboo whisk with zigzag
Matcha made into a rich, thick paste by using less water and more matcha powder per serving.
https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/koicha

Matcha made into a rich, thick paste by using less water and more matcha powder per serving.

1. Sift matcha
4g (0.14 oz)
3 heaping tea ladles or 2 level teaspoons.
Sifting matcha through Ippodo Chakoshi tea strainer into cream ceramic tea bowl using Chashaku bamboo tea ladle
2. Add hot water
30 mL (1 oz) 80°C (176°F)
Cool boiling water to 80°C in teacup, then pour into bowl, just covering matcha powder.
Pouring hot water from white porcelain teacup into cream ceramic tea bowl containing vibrant green sifted matcha
3. Whisk
15 seconds
Mix slowly for 15 seconds moving back and forth.
Whisking dark green thick matcha in tea bowl using Chasen bamboo whisk and overlaid directions arrows along sides of bowl
Whisking matcha with cold or chilled water brings out a strong sweetness.
https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/cold-whisked-matcha

Whisking matcha with cold or chilled water brings out a strong sweetness.

1. Sift matcha
2g (0.07 oz)
1.5 heaping tea ladles or 1 level teaspoon.
Sifting green Ippodo matcha powder through stainless steel tea strainer with bamboo tea ladel into glass bowl on white table
2. Add cold water
60 mL (2 oz) 5°C (40°F)
Chill water with ice and strain before use.
Pouring water from glass carafe into glass bowl of ultra fine powder sifted Ippodo Tea Co. matcha green tea powder
3. Whisk
15 seconds
Whisk vigorously 15 seconds, making an "M" shape.
Whisking Japanese matcha green tea in glass bowl on white table with 80-tip bamboo chasen whisk by Ippodo Tea
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