What is Matcha?
Matcha is finely milled, pure green tea leaves. It's not steeped, it's "eaten." You simply combine this powder with hot or cold water, and froth it up. Check out our simple how-to-prepare matcha tutorials.
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What Makes Premium Matcha?
The color should be vibrant, electric, and the aromas should be cacao-like. It should have maximum umami, and a long, long finish.
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Need the Right Matcha Tools?
Making a dreamy cup of matcha in the Breakaway style requires a few basic tools.
Shop TeawareStagg EKG Kettle
To fully enjoy hyperpremium matcha, it's really important to get the water temperature right; the Stagg EKG kettle is your perfect tool for this.
Matcha Tea Tool Kit
Everything you need to make the perfect cup of matcha, Breakaway style.
Matcha Ceramics
The pleasure in drinking world-class matcha from our ceramics is almost boundless.
Kyle Connaughton
Founder / Chef
Single Thread Farms
We use Breakaway exclusively for all of our matcha at SingleThread. Their quality, attention to detail, and direct relationships with the tea growers, means they provide the best matcha available.
Yoon Ha
Sommelier
Benu
We serve Breakaway's Blend 100 matcha. It is life-filled vibrant green with a round umami-laden flavor without any bitterness. We currently serve it much like an espresso with a lovely crema achieved with a foaming wand. And in context to our cuisine, the Blend 100 is a natural way to end the evening.
Cortney Burns
Executive Chef / Partner
Loom
Breakaway products are so clean, refined & graceful that I find it hard to imagine not having them to start my day- they turn my brain on, ready my body for the day ahead & center me in a way that allows creativity to fill" the core of my day.
Matcha Tea Benefits
Antioxidants
Matcha powder has extremely high levels of antioxidants, which act as anti-inflammatory and anti-viral agents in the body. Because you are “eating” the tea, as opposed to just steeping it, you get at least 10 times the nutritional content of steeped green tea.
L-Theanine
L-theanine is a group of glutamate molecules bonded together, and our hyperpremium matcha is packed with them. Glutamates stimulate the brain to produce alpha waves, which indicate a state of alertness.
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