If you’ve gone mad for matcha, you’re not alone.
The green tea beverage has blown up recently, with new brands and even cafes solely dedicated to the drink popping up and taking off.
Matcha is simply a powdered form of the Camellia Sinensis plant, better known as the green tea which comes in a typical tea bag. Matcha also contains more caffeine, since it is the powdered concentrated form, and also has more antioxidants than its leafy brother.
You may have also seen the phrase “ceremonial grade” floating around your cup of matcha or overheard at tea shops. This means highest grade of matcha powder, giving the best bright green coloring, tiny bubbles and highest concentration of nutrients. This matcha is able to be used in traditional Japanese tea ceremonies and is best to drink straight, whereas culinary grade matcha is best for cooking, baking and adding to your favorite green smoothies.
See below for the best ceremonial grade matcha powders and kits out there.
Cuzen Matcha Starter Kit, $369
Tell your cousins, siblings and matcha-loving friends all about this matcha maker.
From Cuzen Matcha, this at-home matcha maker will give you the perfectly brewed cup every time, tasting almost as fresh as it would brewed right from the field. Simply pour one of the packets of tea into the top of the machine and it takes it from there, grinding it into the fine powder and whisking it into water, producing a shot of matcha to sip or add over milk and ice.
Clevr Blends Matcha SuperLatte, $28
Here’s a clever idea to get your matcha fix from home.
Clevr Blends Matcha SuperLatte powder is one of the easiest ways to enjoy a matcha latte without the need for milk or cream. The powder itself already has that, combining matcha with oat milk, coconut cream and sweetened with monk fruit. All you need to do is add hot water or cold and pour over ice for the latte of of your liking.
Moon Juice Cosmic Matcha Adaptogenic Matcha Latte, $40
Elevate your morning routine with a cosmic cup of matcha.
Moon Juice has a latte mix you need to taste, mixed with their Collagen Protect and Beauty Dust for an all-in-one wellness drink. Try it once for $40, or subscribe and save, making the 10-service jar only $36.
Tea Drops Matcha Latte Kit, $17
This matcha kit is perfect for the tea devotee, and it’s super easy to brew.
Tea Drops, the cute and easy pre-measured tea concentrate cubes, now has a matcha latte kit for just $17. The box comes with five individually packaged matcha green tea drops as well as five packets of Copper Cow Coffee’s sweetened condensed milk to add in after the tea is dissolved in water, enjoyed iced or hot.
DAVIDsTEA Matcha Shop, prices vary
We couldn’t choose just one product here, as David’s Tea has over twenty different options for your morning matcha, making it one of the largest collections in North America.
Browse all the flavors, ranging from a tropical coconut or mango to dessert-like berries and cream or salted caramel. They sell both the super pigmented matcha powder and green tea matcha blends for a variety of flavors, concentrations and strengths, as well as traditional organic ceremonial grade matcha for the OG matcha lovers.
Golde Matcha Lovers Kit, $52
If you can’t decide between a regular cup of the green stuff or a fun flavored latte, now you don’t have to.
Check out this combo pack from Golde, giving you a taste of both their pure matcha powder and a package of their matcha turmeric latte blend. Both just require water to make a perfect cup, the pure matcha powder providing 15 to 20 servings and the turmeric latte yielding about 30 servings.
Matchabar Matcha Powder, starting at $25.60
Forget the booze and head to the Matchabar instead.
Matchabar sells the Japanese tea and harvests it right from Japan, making their ceremonial grade matcha powder one of the best you can get in the States. They sell three different sizes, starting at 30 grams and going all the way up to 200 grams for the matcha maniac in your life.
Art of Tea Matchasticks, $23
Take the guesswork out of meauring out your morning matcha and master the Art of Tea.
Matchasticks are a fool-proof way to make matcha at home, with each stick containing a perfect two-gram amount of ceremonial grade matcha to add into hot water or cold brewed. Art of Tea also carries a larger tin of the green stuff, selling a 40-gram tin for just $32.