YAME NO HANA (八女の華) Matcha 40g by Hoshino Seichaen, Yame

Crafted in Hoshino Village, Yame, Fukuoka, YAME NO HANA is an approachable introduction to traditionally prepared matcha. Its savory character, lively green color, and pleasant touch of bitterness make it well suited to everyday usucha and to drinkers beginning to explore matcha without milk or sweetener.

• An approachable introduction to traditional matcha

• Recommended for everyday usucha

• Savory with a pleasant touch of bitterness

• Crafted by Hoshino Seichaen in Yame

• Stone-milled in Hoshino Village

• Imported directly and shipped from Los Angeles

With a touch of bitterness and a calming, savory taste we offer guests to our store to try YAME NO HANA when they are ready to start drinking traditionally prepared matcha more regularly. While it still has a bold enough flavor to shine through when it’s used in latte or with sweetener now and again, our culinary grade matchas are better choices for those who plan to frequently use it with other ingredients. Guests notice how much more radiant and lively the green color of the matcha powder is when you bump up the scale from culinary to premium grade.

At our café and tea shop, we often recommend YAME NO HANA to guests who are ready to make traditionally prepared matcha part of their regular routine. It offers a calming, savory character with a clear touch of bitterness and a green color that appears noticeably more vivid than matcha selected primarily for baking or heavily flavored drinks.

YAME NO HANA has enough presence to be enjoyed occasionally with milk or a small amount of sweetener. However, if matcha lattes, smoothies, or other mixed drinks will be your main use, our Versatile Premium or Deluxe Latte Grade Matcha will provide better value while retaining a strong matcha character. YAME NO HANA is best appreciated as everyday usucha, where its balance of flavor, color, and accessibility can be enjoyed on its own.

Looking for greater depth and a more refined everyday usucha? Step up to HOSHI NO TSUYU. If you primarily prepare matcha with milk, fruit, or sweetener, explore our Versatile Premium and Deluxe Latte Grade Matcha.

PREPARATION:

Please enjoy our guide “How to Matcha” which features simple instructions and a straightforward description for how to best prepare Hana traditionally.

PROVENANCE YOU CAN TRUST

We believe that the quality of matcha cannot be understood through color, cultivar, or origin alone. It is also important to know how and where the tencha was cultivated and processed, who selected and finished the tea, who created the final blend, and where and how it was stone-milled.

Our matcha comes directly from Hoshino Seichaen in Hoshino Village, Yame, Fukuoka, with whom we have maintained a close and continuing relationship. Depending on the tea, a blend may include tencha grown by several of Hoshino Seichaen’s partner producers. The leaves are carefully evaluated, finished, and blended by the tea specialists at Hoshino Seichaen before being ground on the company’s own stone mills under controlled conditions.

This direct relationship allows us to verify the production process and facilities behind the matcha we offer—from the cultivation and processing of the tencha through final blending and milling. For us, traceability is not simply a region printed on a package. It is an ongoing relationship with the producer and a clear understanding of how each matcha is made.

FLAVOR PROFILE:

Richness: 3/5

Bite: 3/5

Aroma: 3/5

Vibrancy: 3/5

Umami: 3/5

MANUFACTURER: HOSHINO TEA COMPANY　星野製茶園

ORIGIN: Yame 八女, Fukuoka Prefecture 福岡県, Japan日本

SIZE: 40g — approximately 20 bowls of usucha at 2g per serving.

PACKAGING: Aluminum jar