{"product_id":"hoshino-seichaen-yame-hoshi-no-matcha-sticks","title":"Hoshino Seichaen - Yame Hoshi no Matcha Sticks","description":"\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e🍃 Yame · Hoshi no Matcha — Stick Sachets (八女・星の抹茶スティック)\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hoshinomura, Yame, Fukuoka, Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hoshino Seichaen (Est. 1946)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Individual 1.5 g sticks, nitrogen-flushed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Equivalent to the producer's \u003cem\u003eYame no Hana\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% Japanese green tea (matcha)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e🌿 Tasting Profile\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep green, fresh from the stick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAroma:\u003c\/strong\u003e Toasty and warm, the signature Hoshino fragrance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlavor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich and rounded, with soft umami and gentle bitterness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTexture:\u003c\/strong\u003e Particle-adjusted to resist clumping, so it disperses more easily than most bagged matcha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCharacter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Real ceremonial-style matcha, portioned — not a convenience blend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e🌸 Our Story\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMatcha is difficult to package one bowl at a time. The powder is fine enough to compact, and the moment it meets air its aroma begins to leave. Most producers simply don't try.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHoshino Seichaen spent the effort. They developed a method of fine-tuning the particle size so that a single portion won't clump in the sachet, then filled each stick with nitrogen so that the tea inside is as fresh as the day it came off the stone mill. The result took the \u003cstrong\u003eHighest Gold Award at the World Green Tea Contest in 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe carry it for the same reason we carry any tin here: it is the real thing, not a compromise. One stick, one bowl, in a hotel room in another country or at a desk on a Wednesday afternoon — the mountain fog of Oku-Yame, opened one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e☕ Enjoy it\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOne stick to roughly 60–70 ml of hot water for \u003cstrong\u003eusucha\u003c\/strong\u003e, whisked with a \u003cem\u003echasen\u003c\/em\u003e. Also excellent shaken cold, blended into a latte, or spooned over yoghurt and ice cream. Because this is pure fine-particle matcha, a whisk or blender is needed — it will not stir smooth with a spoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e🏯 About Hoshino Seichaen\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFounded in 1946 in Hoshinomura — the \"star village\" of Oku-Yame, Fukuoka — Hoshino Seichaen grows, processes, stone-mills and sells its tea entirely in-house. Their matcha is made by applying the traditional \u003cem\u003ehon-gyokuro\u003c\/em\u003e cultivation method that made this village Japan's most celebrated gyokuro region. The garden is led by Yamaguchi Shinya, who at thirty-two became the youngest person ever certified as a \u003cem\u003echa-shi jūdan\u003c\/em\u003e, a tenth-dan tea master — a rank held by fewer than twenty people in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Tea House","offers":[{"title":"Stick 1.5g","offer_id":48308111802555,"sku":null,"price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0665\/6969\/9515\/files\/HoshinoSeichaen-HoshinoMatchaSticks.png?v=1788095639","url":"https:\/\/japanteahouse.com\/products\/hoshino-seichaen-yame-hoshi-no-matcha-sticks","provider":"Japan Tea House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}