Ooika
Ooika's YouTube channel is committed to making high-grade Matcha accessible to a contemporary audience through entertaining and educational content.
Ooika operates one of the few traditional Japanese stone mills in the USA, bringing the West a rare opportunity to experience Matcha as it had been for centuries in Japan -- fresh. Our focus is on single-origin, traditionally produced Matcha, which is directly sourced through personal relationships with some of the most celebrated and highly awarded farmers across Japan.
Ooika's commitment to traditional Matcha cultivation and production techniques helps to preserve this ancient art form for future generations to enjoy, while also making Matcha more accessible to a Western audience.
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This year, dream of a green Christmas. Enjoy the time with your family, have a wonderful holdiay, and enjoy the warmth of a bowl of Matcha by the fireplace.
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"Wild flower. Refreshing. Persimmon.
Traditionally rice-straw shaded Matcha with a wild botanical bouquet and thirst-quenching cool sweetness.
From Kumaさん in Joyomachi, Recipient of the highly prestigious Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Prize (農林水産大臣賞.)
Direct and vivid saturation that foams well. Aroma has a touch of Hi, a roasty aroma, that comes from an additional toasting step done in with Yamecha (八女茶), or tea from Yame, Fukuoka, Japan.
As dry power, the savory Nori scent is dominant, which relaxes into a sweet dried-fruit, nearly persmisson once water is added to the tea.
Texturally, the Matcha has a polished broad shoulder, which drapes like damp wool down the edges of the tongue. The flavor is fresh, green, botanical, and politely sweet - characterists of the Saemidori cultivar itself. It reminds me of wild forested honey."
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Something special is coming to Ooika tomorrow, just in time for 🎅... Highly limited, and extra jolly.
Join the Ooika Matcha email list to get all the details which we'll release soon. Go here to sign up: ooika.co/noto
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COMING SOON: Slow things down this black Friday with Ooika's Green Friday. Starting this Friday (November 24th) and running until the end of Cyber Monday. Get 25% off all Matcha, limited stock availible. Learn more ooika.co/
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Thank you for 4,000 followers on Ooika's Instagram! 🎉 To celebrate, we're giving away TWO JARS of 20 grams of FRESH-GROUND Matcha!
Specifically our Hattoriさん Saemidori (さえみどり) Kurasawa Matcha, with notes of Raw Walnut. Pine. Grapefruit Zest.
Enter to win:
1. Follow Ooika's Instagram here: www.instagram.com/ooika.co/
2. Post a comment tagging a friend who loves Matcha.
We'll randomly pick one comment and send you two jars -- one of you and one for your tagged friend!
Thank you for helping Ooika on it's mission to bring uncompromised Matcha to the United States, directly from Japan's most celebrated heritage tea farmers.
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Desk of the highly awarded tea farmer, Kurazumiさん in a region of Japan known as Yame, or specifically a village known as Hoshinomura.
Owner of one of Japan's oldest Tencha factories - and recipient of the highly coveted 1st place Gyokuro category in Japan's National Tea competition this year. He took the award on the 600th anniversary of Yame!
Ooika sells his Matcha, which we fresh ground here in the USA. Tastes like sun showers, unsalted butter and raw almonds.
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📣 Announcing Ooika's "Matcha of the Month" for November 2023:
Kurazumiさん Okumidori (おくみどり) Hoshino Matcha - 2023 vintage.
From this year's FIRST PLACE winner in the Gyokuro category at the highly competitive National Tea Competition (全国茶品評会): Kurazumiさん.
Winning first place in the competition has the same distinction as a chef being awarded with 3 Michelin stars.
The tea bushes Kurazumiさん grew to produce this tea were grown steps away from Japan's top Gyokuro.
Tastes like sun-showers, unsalted butter, and raw almonds.
The Matcha was fresh-ground and sent to members of our Matcha Mill Club -- but we still have a few jars left. Go to ooika.co/shop/p/kurazumi-okumidori-hoshino-matcha to buy the 2023 vintage before it sells out.
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What a successful turn out for the Ooika “Tasting and Understanding Matcha (Beginner Friendly Class) here at Soy Te in Guadalajara Mexico.
We had a full turnout, discussed what makes Matcha matcha, how to taste and talk about Matcha, making Usucha, and other topics covering Chawan, Chasen, aging Matcha and so much more!
Ooika is thrilled to highlight Matcha knowledge. You can join the Ooika email list to get a heads up for the next time we hold and event or class: ooika.co/noto to join!
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Ooika is thrilled to join Soy Te in Guadalajara Mexico for two classes and one demonstration.
Our first class is “Tasting and Understanding Matcha (Beginner Friendly!)”, followed by our more advanced Matcha Deep Dive (Intermediate Matcha Class.)
Finally, Marc of Ooika will be demonstrating the Japanese Tea Ceremony Ryakubon (略盆) Temae.
Unfortunately, all tickets to all three events are sold out — but many clips and videos of the event will be posted here on Instagram and on the Ooika YouTube channel.
Thank you for your support! Ooika intends to hold many classes and demonstrations in Lawrenceville, NJ when our physical location opens.
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Have you seen our new Ooika YouTube video? In it, we cover in detail the difference between the large commercial stone mills for grinding Matcha (known as Ishi Usu 石臼) versus smaller hand-turned ones.
If you've wanted to learn all about stone milling Matcha, this video will get you started in a great direction! You can watch it below!
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