What is Auto-Refill?
Our product subscription program
You can now dial in how frequently you'd like us to send your favorite blend, and let automation take care of it all. Super easy, you never have to think about it, and you're just done.
Special pricing
Get an immediate 20% off without ever using a coupon code again.
Set it and forget it
Easily manage what you receive, and when it arrives. Cancel anytime.
A home for your matcha
Receive a complimentary German-made black-violet glass jar that is ideal for matcha storage.
Need a Jar?
The jar is important
Matcha is happiest and remains the most vibrant stored in black-violet glass. We count on you to store your matcha properly, so please let us send you a jar if you do not have one.
For 30g new customers
We'll include a free small jar.
For 30g returning customers
If you already have a jar and do not need another, select "This is a refill." Otherwise we'll send it in a jar.
For 100g, 250g, 500g + 1kg customers
We offer medium and large jars in the cart and highly recommend you get one. Subsequent orders ship in a refill bag that you'll empty into your jar.
For subscribers
The initial order ships with a free jar, and subsequent orders ship in a refill bag that you'll empty into your jar.
What's a serving?
One gram (1g) of matcha is a serving.
It's what we base all our nutritional analysis on. By volume 1g is a rounded half-teaspoon. A gram of matcha combined with 2 to 3 ounces of hot water is a serving.
Making a larger or thicker cup.
If you'd like a larger or thicker cup of matcha, just double it to 2 grams. Some people even use 3, and the really committed matcha people like 5 or 6. Experiment, and prepare it as strong or as weak as you like it.
Larger sizes = lower cost per serving.
If you're a regular drinker, the most economical way is to purchase larger sizes because the cost of a serving lowers. Matcha will keep well for a few years in the fridge, so no worries about it losing potency or vibrancy.
Why do people like our matcha so much?
The matcha world is confusing! For many folks, the sweet milkshake-ish matcha from coffee chains is the only matcha they know. But the matcha you see here is very different.
Drinking good matcha for the first time is a little like your first great cup of coffee, and like your first great wine experience, in one. You weren't quite expecting how good it actually tasted, given your previous experience. But there's a moment when something clicks, and your brain says, "yes, please, you definitely need this!"
“...Elegant, soothing, dreamy ... hints of chocolate, lingering dreamy aftertaste, no bitterness--Love it. I refuse to drink Matcha unless it's from Breakaway.” – Christine
Unlocking the Mystery
Preparing matcha isn't like steeping a tea bag, so it might seem mysterious. With regular tea you steep it, throw away the tea, and drink the extract. Quality matcha is 100% green tea leaves, but they are ground into a fine powder using traditional granite grinding stones. You scoop some into a cup or bowl, add water (cold or hot) and then whisk it into a frothy brew. The powdery tea leaves get suspended in the water, long enough for you to consume it, leaves and all. Because you're drinking the entire plant, and not just the extract, it has a very different metabolic effect. Most of the really good health properties of matcha are found in the insoluble fibers of the tea, giving you all the tea’s many health benefits.
Obsessed (For 20 Generations)
Quality matters with almost everything, but it really matters with matcha. It's why we’ve been so picky when it comes to identifying growers who care the most. We believe we've identified the highest quality growers doing matcha anywhere in Japan. Most are clustered around Kyoto, in a place called Uji; and premium matcha is what they do there. Some farms go back 20 generations -- that’s more than 600 years of tea cultivation. And over 600 years of obsession. They're infatuated with this beautiful plant, and so are we. While we do offer culinary grades of matcha for culinary purposes and for lattes, it's the higher, hyprepremium grades we're best known for. It's relatively expensive because it's the hardest to make; it’s very time intensive, labor intensive, and knowledge intensive … but all of our matcha embodies the five tell-tale signs of a great matcha: maximum umami, an electric green color (it almost looks fake), intoxicating vegetal aroma, creamy frothability (achieved through traditional granite grinding mills), and a long, stunning finish.
Discriminating. For a Reason
We've identified 18 matcha that meet our standards for truly great matcha. We constantly get pitched to try various matcha, but the bar is set very high. We’ve never deviated from these sky-high standards. Our earliest clients include all four of California's three-Michelin-starred restaurants (The French Laundry, Benu, Atelier Crenn, and Single Thread), which are among the most lauded restaurants in the world.
On Your Own Terms
There’s far too much pressure to buy now, act now! Please don’t feel rushed. We aren’t going anywhere. Whenever you're ready -- and only when you're ready.
Breakaway Promise
We stand behind our teas and teaware, and want you to be not just satisfied with them, but thrilled. If for any reason you're not, just let us know and we'll do our best to make it right.
This is my daily ritual. I never go anywhere without my individual singles. Vibrant in quality, color, texture, taste. I am never without. Superior brand and customer service.
I love the flavor. It’s full of bright matcha flavor and smooth green goodness without any bitterness. I love to take these when I’m traveling or a long day away from home. I simply put it in my water bottle with ice and givit a good shake. It’s also a great way to tell friends about your favorite matcha. I love giving people the little cold brew packs. Everyone who's tried it says breakaway is by far the best tasting matcha. I drink it both with milk and by itself. Mmmmmmmmmm
Dissolved perfectly and taste is great! Wonderful to travel with and to use at work.
I love the cold brew matcha packs. Easy to have good matcha on the go.
A personal favorite! Clean, creamy, smooth flavor. Perfect for hot weather season.
love it!
Convenient and always refreshing...
Awesome!
Amazing
Stellar single serve matcha for on the go high quality deliciousness!
Excellent single serve matcha 🍵on the go! Rich, frothy and delicious.
I Love that Breakaway has the single serve packets again! Perfect for traveling!
I love Breakaway Matcha! Blend 94 is my morning ritual every day. I use the Coldbrew when I am traveling, so that my ritual is not interrupted. The instructions say to use very cold water, but I will sometimes brew it hot. It tastes great either way.
So good!!
Thank goodness these are back in stock! I throw these in my travel kit for frequent work trips. They’re such a luxurious treat to have away from home!
I bought these individual packs for my niece who is always on the go. She loves them and she loves the quality of breakaway matcha. I love it too. It’s by far the best tasting matcha I’ve ever had. No sweeteners or milk is needed because it’s not bitter like other brands.
I am so glad I tried these! I hope they are always an offered product. I made the best at-home matcha I have had in months with these!! I drink mine with oat milk and will be trying lavender syrup as a sweetener next. I was on the fence about these but they are well worth the money and I will be purchasing the larger size next time!
I am so happy the single serve are back. While waiting I tried another product. The quality was no where near Breakaways quality. I've been with this product for awhile now trying others from time to time but it is the best!
Amazing matcha!! So glad it’s back in stock
LOVE! was excited to see the singles back in stock in time for summer heat and roadtrips. every breakaway product I’ve tried has been top notch. if you’re contemplating, go for it! you won’t regret it.
fun twist — go to your fav taco truck and get some horchata then mix in a packet of cold brew matcha. so dreamy creamy good.
These Cold Brew Singles packets are the Best!! Not only are they super convenient to carry and “brew”, they are great to share. I have passed many of these out to folks who then discover the hyper-premium lifestyle and they are Always grateful. When these aren’t available, I use the flights to carry my daily dose. It’s a little messier, but my heart is green. :-)
I love the breakaway cold brew single serve packs. Makes it so easy to take along with me while traveling. Thanks for bringing this back!
Single sips are very convenient.
Very refreshing and easy to prepare We like its natural taste but if you like you can add a small amount of fruit juice it works very well and still taste great and you get all the benefits of Breakaway Matcha.
These are so helpful as a night shift nurse always on the go.
When 3am hits and I’m in need of a pick me up, this always helps! Just shake with some ice water and I’m good.
Now my coworkers buy too.
Love these!
I even use them as a single serve for hot matcha.
I can't stop drinking and buying these cold brew matcha packets. They are easy, convenient, and so delicious! The matcha is refreshing and energizing. I can't recommend them enough.
the cold brew matcha packets are a win. the drink truly mixes up perfectly with cold water (I'd had my doubts!). to me the taste is gentle, grassy, yummy -- really delightful. and the effect is somehow both energizing and calming. I'll be ordering more.
I first tried a pack of 10 Coldbrew Macha to try and they were perfect for traveling. I know they are meant to be used for a Coldbrew, but I use them for single serving Macha with almond milk. I ordered 50 more for traveling. I will be taking them to share with friends on all travels!
Lucky
All I had to do was grab a cold water bottle from the gas station and I had delicious matcha for the road!
I love how great the cold brew travel packs taste and how easy and quick it is to make one on the go! Breakaway Matcha is the best tasting brand of matcha that I’ve tried. Definitely staying with Breakaway.
Best tasting matcha. I’m so glad I found it. I love the individual servings for travel.
Our Preparation Method
Your Questions Answered
Mainly because the farmers and processors care so much; their processes take longer, require more steps, and are just harder. They’re pretty obsessed with producing Japan’s tastiest and healthiest matcha, and we don’t mind paying them well for the extraordinary product they produce. Rarity comes into it as well -- some blends, especially the named blends (Kamakura, Rikyu, Jizo, Hikari, Satoshi, and Daphne) have extremely limited production. These teas are hard to produce.
No. No sugar, additives, or any other nonsense. It’s 100% extraordinary green tea leaves, ground up into a fine powder.
Location on the tea plant, mainly. Hyperpremium is the baby leaves; we only use the newest growth. Imagine baby vegetables, baby herbs, microgreens. They haven’t had much time to develop much molecular complexity, so there are no bitter or astringent notes, just clean, chlorophyll-packed umami.
Leaves used for coldbrew are slightly older, and have a little more biocomplexity to them. That complexity does add some bitterness and astringency, but it’s undetectable when prepared with ice water, so it tastes rich and creamy. Yields are tiny for the hyperpremium, and yields are bigger with coldbrew (the leaves themselves weigh more, and are larger, hence bigger yields).
This term has lost most of its meaning. Because there is no governing body of any type that monitors/controls what can be labeled ceremonial, anyone can -- and does -- use this moniker to connote quality, even though much of the “ceremonial” matcha on the marketplace is in fact barely culinary -- much of it could be better described as “industrial.”
Moreover, many tea ceremonies in Japan notoriously serve sub-par matcha. In the end, many of the ceremonies aren’t really about tea at all, they’re about choreography and pedigree. Sometimes the teas are tasty, but more often they’re oxidized and bitter and astringent; hallmarks of culinary (or worse) matcha.
Some people insist on organic (generally for good reasons), so we searched hard for years and finally found what we feel is the tastiest and best organic matcha in the domestic Japanese market. However, our conventionally grown matcha is utterly safe, and it tends to taste better because its umami/amino acid structure is more pronounced.
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