{"product_id":"121-niju-shi-organic-ceremonial-reserve-matcha","title":"NO. 121 二十四 (NIJU-SHI) Organic Ceremonial Reserve Matcha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA perfect reset for a busy mind.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDry and savory, like Japanese dashi. A deep, forest-like bitterness: wood, green plants, and earth. The bitterness is strong at first but does not linger, and real umami sits underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMind\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZero lift. A slow, gentle calm. Your mind empties, and you forget both what bothered you and what excited you. Close to meditation without trying; time passes before you notice. A comfort on sad days. Where JUU gets your day moving and MATSUYOI steadies it, NIJU-SHI resets it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBody\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo stimulation. The calm settles slowly and evenly, and the bitterness clears quickly from the palate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to serve\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest straight, at 75°C, as matcha espresso (see recipe). If adding milk, oat milk is best: make an oat milk latte with 45 g matcha espresso and 100 g oat milk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePairing and setting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnigiri with matcha salt, and tempura with matcha salt. The best of our teas for baking, such as matcha bread or bread with azuki. Rainy days and quiet places, like a Japanese engawa (veranda). For city people with too much on their minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it is made\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNAKAI Organic Harmony.\u003c\/strong\u003e Organic. A blend of more than twelve cultivars with no single star: Yabukita, Yutakamidori, Saemidori, Asanoka, Okumidori, Kanayamidori, Tsuyuhikari, Sayamakaori, Nanmei, Meiryoku, Sakimidori, Kirari, and more. Many cultivars in balance give the tea its depth, and that depth brings the calm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecipe\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNIJU-SHI is best enjoyed straight. If adding milk, use oat milk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Matcha Espresso (Straight)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe best way to taste NIJU-SHI’s deep bitterness and umami.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatcha: 5 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater: 40 ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd 40 ml water to 5 g matcha and whisk with a chasen (bamboo whisk).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eServe as is.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. 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