Question 1

What Region is this match from?

Accepted Answer

Hi Amanda, 
Thanks for your question.
OMGTea comes from the Kagoshima prefecture and our award winning matcha is the pride and joy of our tea farmers. Kagoshima is on the southern island of Kyûshû, known for its lush vegetation and unspoilt landscape. The warm, humid climate provides the perfect conditions for growing matcha. Kagoshima is a volcanic island and as such has extremely nutrient-rich soils, at least eleven active volcanoes continue to provide the valuable minerals that help these extraordinary tea plants grow. Such optimum conditions enable the cultivation of the best quality organic matcha and it has been cultivated here for over 700 years. This long history and the ongoing optimisation of cultivation processes has made Kagoshima the second-biggest tea prefecture in Japan, specifically offering optimum conditions for organic matcha cultivation.
Warm Regards
Katherine
OMGTea

Question 2

What's the taste difference between aa and the aaa?

Accepted Answer

OMGTea uses only the highest quality matcha across all of our grades and we created our simple ‘A’ system to help differentiate between each product. This system is similar to one often used to select the finest grains of wood to craft high-end guitars.

Our AA matcha is blended using first and second harvest leaves and is of a quality on par with ‘ceremonial grade’.  It is ideal for drinking as a latte or in a smoothie but can also be consumed on its own as tea and used as an ingredient in matcha recipes.

Our AAA+ and AAA matcha teas are both made exclusively from premium first harvest hand picked leaves.

OMGTea AAA Grade is a premium ceremonial grade for Matcha lovers who appreciate the fine taste of quality matcha and who like to consume it traditionally straight Japanese style and can also be used in other matcha drinks and recipes.

AAA+ is our most premium grade and ideal for drinking straight Japanese style. 
Similar to our AAA Grade, it is made with leaves from the first harvest. However, tea leaves from different plant and tea fields are combined in the same way grapes of different varieties are combined to create some wines. This is where the invaluable tea master comes in; his palate, knowledge and experience is used to blend the leaves to create the different grades, so although they are both high grade, the AAA+ is even higher.

Regarding the critical blending process, the most important aspects of matcha are colour, flavour and aroma. The colour should be a vibrant green and you should taste a delicate astringency that blossoms in your mouth. The aroma is mild and sweet but this does not guarantee that each tea leaf contains a balanced amount of these aspects. This is why blending is an integral part of enhancing the desirable characteristics. During blending our tea master segments different levels of quality into several different grades of matcha.

From a nutritional perspective they are similar but the AAA+ will have slightly more L-Theanine and caffeine and this lovely combination is what gives the Zen feeling people experience from drinking quality matcha.

Warm Regards

Team OMGTea

Question 3

In the listing it says this tea is harvested in Nishio. I wonder if you have regular certified analysis reports for radiation?

Accepted Answer

Hi there Hayley,
Good to hear from you. Yes we certainly do test our tea. We can guarantee, that our matcha is safe for consumption and does not contain any contamination of radioactive radiation, heavy metals or pesticides outside of the legal limits. It's also worth noting that our matcha is from the southernmost provinces in Japan and is more than 1000 km's from Fukushima. We have all the supporting reports and documentation to confirm the absolute safety of our tea. Please do feel free to contact us via our website for further information.
Warm Regards
Team OMGTea

Product Dimensions	11 x 11 x 11 cm; 30 g
Item model number	96396
Additives	Green Tea
Weight	0.1 Kilograms
Volume	1 Millilitres
Units	30.0 gram(s)
Brand	OMGTEA
Cuisine	Japanese
Format	Powder
Speciality	Antioxidants,Gluten Free,Natural,Organic,Vegan,Vegetarian
Certification	Certifié bio conformément à la directive européenne 834/2007
Caffeine content	Caffeinated
Package Information	Tin
Manufacturer	OMGTEA
Country of origin	Japan

OMGTEAHigh-Grade Organic Japanese Matcha Green Tea Powder Ceremonial Grade AA – 30g/30 Servings. Great Taste Award Winner 2021EU Organic

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