KEKKAI Matcha – Starter | Japanese Matcha Powder, Saemidori Single Cultivar, 100g

There is a threshold to cross before every ritual. Saemidori marks that first crossing — the gentle invitation into the practice of matcha.

The name. Saemidori (冴えみどり) means clear green. Named for the crisp, luminous colour of the leaf itself, this cultivar was developed and registered in Kagoshima, where our leaves are still grown today.

The experience. Bright and grassy, Saemidori opens itself easily. Grown without shading and picked in autumn, it carries more briskness than the shaded grades — a clean, direct green rather than a deep umami. It is at its best steamed into a morning latte, where it holds its clarity through the milk, or whisked light for an everyday bowl.

Origin. Grown in Chiran, a small town in Kagoshima known for tea gardens rising into low mountain mist. Cultivated as a single cultivar and ball-milled to fine powder by Matsudacha, established 1898.

Details

Cultivar: Saemidori (single cultivar)
Origin: Chiran, Kagoshima, Japan
Harvest: Autumn
Shading: None
Grade: Non-organic
Processing: Ball-milled
Net weight: 100g
Ingredients: Green Tea (Matcha)
Storage: Refrigerate after opening. Keep away from light, heat, and moisture.
Best consumed within six months of opening for optimal freshness.

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Independently tested for heavy metals

Every batch of KEKKAI matcha is verified by Eurofins, an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory. Our STARTER (Saemidori) tested at 34 µg/kg of lead — approximately 1/44th of the EU regulatory maximum for tea (1,500 µg/kg).

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