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“So one of my tea goals this year is to have matcha at least 3 times a week, because I haven’t made any in months and I have quite a stash of unopened packages. Obubu has sent matcha in their tea...” Read full tasting note
“It took only one sample for this matcha to win me over. Officially, one of the best matchas I’ve ever had which is even more impressive considering how old the sample was. The dry powder smelled...” Read full tasting note
Rich and savory, Okumidori is delicately sweet with underlying elements of green pea and mango. Jade-green in the cup, it has a subtle coconut aroma. Made by slowly grinding Tencha leaves from the first harvest of the year on a stone mill, this is a magnificent Ceremonial Grade Matcha.
Taste: Umami
Body: Rich
Texture: Rounded
Length: Long
Harvest: May
Tea Cultivar: Okumidori
Origin: Wazuka
Cultivation: Shaded
Processing: Steamed, Dried, Ground
It started with a single cup of tea. As the legend goes, our president Akihiro Kita, or Akky-san, visited Wazuka, Kyoto one fateful day. At the time, Akky-san was still a college student in search for life's calling. After trying the region's famous Ujicha (literally meaning tea from the Uji district), he immediately fell in love and his passion for green tea was born. He had finally found what he was looking for in that one simple cup of tea. After fifteen years of learning to master the art of growing tea from tea farmers in Wazuka, Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms was born and as they say, the rest is history. So what's an Obubu? Obubu is the Kyoto slang for tea. Here in the international department we call ourselves Obubu Tea. That's "Tea Tea" for the bilinguals. We love tea so much, we just had to have it twice in our name. Now Obubu means more than just tea to us. It means, family, friends, passion and the place we call home. More than just tea. Though the roots of Obubu stem from tea, it has become more than that over the years. Obubu is an agricultural social venture, operating with three (1) bring quality Japanese tea to the world (2) contribute to the local and global community through tea (3) revitalize interest in tea and agriculture through education.
So one of my tea goals this year is to have matcha at least 3 times a week, because I haven’t made any in months and I have quite a stash of unopened packages. Obubu has sent matcha in their tea club multiple times, plus I chose a matcha set as part of my pledge in their first Kickstarter, so I have no fewer than six unopened 25-30 gram pouches from them! (They’re actually running a campaign at the time of this post to start a bus line so people can more easily get from Kyoto or Osaka to their farm, so go check that out!)
Anyway, I opened my oldest package, from the spring of 2023, and was delighted to see how green it looked and how fresh it still smelled. It was a bit clumpy, but nothing that a good sifting couldn’t fix. Huzzah for airtight packaging! It’s been a while, but my oat latte with maple syrup still came out scrumptious, and the matcha is deliciously smooth with mellow earthy and fresh grass flavors and not a hint of bitterness in the slightest. Looking forward to having this multiple times a week! :)
The Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obubuteafarms/shuttle-to-tea-wonderland-community-bus-line-to-wazuka-cho
Flavors: Earthy, Fresh, Grass, Rich, Smooth, Soybean, Toasty, Umami, Vegetal
It took only one sample for this matcha to win me over. Officially, one of the best matchas I’ve ever had which is even more impressive considering how old the sample was.
The dry powder smelled fresh, sweet, and fragrant. It frothed easily and had a rich green color. Although I intended to make a latte with it, I first tasted the prepared matcha and was surprised by how delicious it was on its own. Smooth and creamy without any bitterness and the in-your-face umami of most matcha. It’s the only matcha I’ve ever been able to tolerate on its own. Was tempted to have the rest of it straight but decided to go ahead and have it as an iced latte. A little sweetener, a few ice cubes, and a splash of oat milk and it was outrageously good.
Definitely going to hit up Obubu for my next matcha order. Thanks for the sample Cameron B
Flavors: Evergreen, Smooth, Sweet
