Adi matcha 🍵💕

A matcha review after a long time, trying out Yamamasa Koyamaen’s Shikibu no Mukashi ! This is a grade higher than Ogurayama, I particularly have high hopes for this matcha (spoiler alert: yes, I love it too !) Upon opening the foil packaging, I was greeted with a sweet and vegetal aroma. Tbh I was not expecting it to be sweet scented. As an usucha, it was a deliciously rich umami, more refined than ogurayama, subtly sweet, and also creamy and smooth. I like it more as a warm usucha rather than an iced usucha cuz it feels like a comforting soup on a rainy day. The umami notes definitely lingered but did not overstay; lastly, it was not astringent at all. As a latte, I felt like the umami isn’t as strong as I hoped it would be, so I adjusted the ratio and decreased the milk and syrup. In this area, ogurayma is the better option. I use ogurayama as a comparison cuz it’s the only YK blend that I truly like and seeing that Shikibu lived up to my expectations, I welcomed it with open arms to my hall of favorites ~ Rating: 9.25/10 #matchareview #matchatok #matcha #yamamasakoyamaen #matchalate