{"product_id":"heritage-grade-okumidori-blend-matcha-shizuoka","title":"Okumidori Blend Matcha - Shizuoka [Heritage Grade]","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur beautiful batch of award-winning \u003cstrong\u003eokumidori blend matcha\u003c\/strong\u003e from Shizuoka, Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is our \u003cstrong\u003eheritage grade matcha\u003c\/strong\u003e that we recommend to make a great usucha or matcha latte. This is what you want to get if you want to rival mid-tier offerings from many Japanese brands. Better than the quality you get at most Japanese cafes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe okumidori blend has a naturally darker green hue than the tsuyuhikari blend \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003edue to the relatively higher altitude it was grown at\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCultivars:\u003c\/strong\u003e Okumidori-dominant blend with other proprietary cultivars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFirst harvest only (Spring 2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrind: \u003c\/strong\u003eBall-milled \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e(~15-20 microns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300-600 m\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shizuoka, Japan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNotes: fresh, sweet, smooth, nutty, umami\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis matcha has a very slightly \"grainier\" texture compared to some of my premium products, but I still chose it due to its fantastic flavour, accessibility, and being able to offer this at a relatively lower price point as this was more important to me than the grind size\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn terms of flavour alone, this some people prefer the freshness of the tsuyuhikari blend and others prefer the stronger flavour of this okumidori blend. Either one is better than most others on the market in New Zealand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNitrogen-gas flushed for guaranteed freshness for at least a year from processing date if kept unopened and refrigerated\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"n2 matcha","offers":[{"title":"50 g","offer_id":47390142791903,"sku":"Matcha-5A-50","price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 g","offer_id":47390142824671,"sku":"Matcha-5A-100","price":95.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/7999\/4847\/files\/P1071231_a0baa95b-55a0-4b84-a1d7-38a75080759b.jpg?v=1772448931","url":"https:\/\/n2matcha.com\/products\/heritage-grade-okumidori-blend-matcha-shizuoka","provider":"n2 matcha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}