Soft-serve. Soda. Latte. Matcha is having a moment. Whisk it up the traditional manner as hot tea (remembering, of course, to pause for reflection), or add it to smoothies, your favourite baking recipes, or pour it over ice. Here are a few matcha picks to try right now.
Looking to try it at home? Here’s our video on how to make it yourself.
Perfect South Matcha Genmaicha
Perfect South Matcha Genmaicha
This distinctive matcha genmaicha is a blend of single-origin Australian-grown shincha green tea leaves and roasted brown rice. With a touch of green tea powder, this is a full-flavoured tea packaged as beautifully as it tastes. First Harvest Matcha Genmaicha, $11 for 50gm, [perfectsouth.com.au](/perfectsouth.com.au)
Perfect South Shincha
Perfect South Shincha
Made from single-origin first-harvest spring leaves, this shincha has a fresh, grassy taste and is energising without being bitter. First Harvest Shincha, $11 for 50gm, [perfectsouth.com.au](/ perfectsouth.com.au)
T Totaler and Scullery Made
T Totaler and Scullery Made
Exercise portion-control with these mini test-tube versions of the T Totaler matcha and matcha hot chocolate. On a related note, Scullery Made’s Good & Green and Golden Milk matchas are grown in the Barossa Valley and come packaged in gorgeous amber jars. The Golden Milk variety combines traditional matcha with turmeric, ginger, black pepper and raw honey. Add some steamed almond milk and you’ll have yourself a mean matcha latte. T Totaler Test Tube Matcha, $11 for 10gm, Test Tube Hot Chocolate, $9 for 12gm, [ttotalertea.com](/ ttotalertea.com); Scullery Made Good & Green Matcha, $25 for 50gm, Scullery Made Golden Milk Matcha, $25 for 160gm, [scullerymade.org](/ scullerymade.org)
Storm in a Teacup
Storm in a Teacup
This savoury sencha tea remains true to traditional flavours; it’s reminiscent of salty kale and seaweed. Matcha Laced Sencha, $16 for 50gm, [storminateacup.com.au](/ storminateacup.com.au )
T2
T2
Selfies have never been so Zen. Conveniently packaged in single servings, T2’s Matcha Selfies make a quick matcha ceremony possible on the run. Matcha Powdered Green Tea Selfies, $22 for 15gm, [t2tea.com](/ t2tea.com)
Tealeaves
Tealeaves
Tencha is the tea leaf that’s ground to make the green powder known as matcha. This Japanese matcha powder can be used in savoury sauces, pastries and smoothies. Matcha Green Tea Tencha Powder,$16.85 for 100gm, [tealeaves.com.au](/ tealeaves.com.au)
T Totaler
T Totaler
Tea this good deserves beautiful storage and these amber jars are just the ticket. Drink this stone-ground matcha traditionally whisked, in smoothies or as a latte. Apothecary Amber Jar Matcha, $42 for 90gm, ttotalertea.com
Zen Green Tea
Zen Green Tea
Prepare your matcha with the correct tools from this Bamboo Whisk, Scoop & Matcha Set. The chasen (aka whisk) and chashaku (the scoop) are hand-carved from single pieces of bamboo. Once you’ve got the kit, look to Zen’s Japanese wild-harvest matcha Powder; it’s sourced from small, sustainable, family-run tea farms in Kyoto and has a sweet spring flavour or, for a no-fuss alternative, Zen’s wild-harvested organic matcha tea bags. Bamboo Whisk, Scoop & Matcha Set, $59, Matcha Green Tea Powder, $24.50 for 60gm, Matcha Green Tea Bags, $9.95 for 30gm, [zengreentea.com.au](/ zengreentea.com.au)
