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The result of years of searching — this is the single best matcha we've ever found.
Sourced exclusively from Matsushita Farm in the Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan — the country's largest and most celebrated tea-growing region — KUMO is a single-varietal, single-origin matcha from one farm, one cultivar, one standard of excellence. While the matcha world is flooded with blended powders designed to mask mediocrity, KUMO is the opposite: it has nothing to hide.
Shizuoka's volcanic mineral-rich soil, cool mountain air, and misty highland climate create ideal growing conditions where tea plants accumulate deep chlorophyll, elevated theanine (the calming amino acid responsible for matcha's smooth, focused energy), and the kind of natural umami that no blending can replicate. The leaves are shade-grown in the traditional tencha style — blocking the sun for weeks before harvest to concentrate sweetness and suppress bitterness — then stone-ground into the fine, vibrant powder you're holding.
The result is a matcha with a vivid, deep green color, a silky, creamy mouthfeel, and a flavor profile that leads with rich umami, settles into natural sweetness, and finishes clean. No harsh bitterness.
Why KUMO? Kumo (雲) means "cloud" in Japanese — a nod to the mist-draped highlands of Shizuoka where this tea grows. It's the same matcha that built our reputation inside coffeehaus. The one our baristas reach for. The one customers ask about by name. We spent years sourcing before landing here, and we're not going anywhere.
What makes it different:
- Single-origin — Matsushita Farm, Shizuoka, Japan. Full stop.
- Single-varietal cultivar — not a house blend. One cultivar, dialed in.
- Shade-grown tencha-style — weeks of shading for maximum theanine, chlorophyll & sweetness
- High-altitude Shizuoka terroir — volcanic soil, mineral-rich, cloud-level elevation
- Smooth, sustained energy — high L-theanine + natural caffeine = calm focus, no crash
- Wholesale-grade, now retail — same matcha our café partners have served for years, now in 1 lb bags
KUMO is versatile enough for a traditional whisked bowl and powerful enough to hold up in lattes, smoothies, baked goods, and high-volume café applications. At 1 lb, it's sized for the serious home enthusiast, the small café, the matcha obsessive who's tired of buying 30g tins every two weeks.
