About our matcha
Ride the matcha wave, with Romi – and experience the zensation
You’ve probably heard about the wave effect that drinking matcha creates? It’s a feeling of ‘calm alertness’ that stimulates and stabilises. That’s why many Zen Buddhist monks would drink it before a long meditation session. (Ever seen a Japanese Zen garden and the wavey patterns in the sand?)
So, what is the wave feeling?
Matcha is high in caffeine and in L-theanine (an amino acid regulating the uptake of caffeine into your body). This creates a calm and long lasting 'wave' of energy rather than a quick hit.
Matcha quality really matters here. Matcha that’s grown properly and shaded long enough has a higher L-theanine level.
And the wave taste?
Romi’s high quality matcha has a smooth and layered taste profile. The flavours are like undulating waves that rise, fall and potentially crescendo into quite a different finishing taste.
And the wave preparation?
Properly made matcha made properly is whisked from side to side in an 'M' or 'W'
motion, like a wave shape.
There’s Matcha. And Then There’s Matcha.
Yes, it may make business sense to pump out one lower quality variety at higher volume. But not for Romi. We want people to understand that there’s a huge difference between the matcha varieties out there.
Great matcha is like a great wine: a lot of hours, expertise and TLC go into production. Ours are unashamedly at the fine wine end of the market (two are award-winning!).
The best things in life carry a price. Romi Matcha is definitely worth its price.