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§ 01 — OriginMatcha Atelier Zurich
The Path of Flowers · From Yame, Japan
A quiet ritual of clarity, balance, and refined taste.
§ 02 — What matcha isThe leaf
It begins as a leaf.
Tencha cultivar. Shade-grown. The last twenty-eight days before harvest are spent under cover — a slow starvation of light that turns the leaf darker, sweeter, and dense with L-theanine.
What is harvested is not yet matcha. It is tencha. The grinding comes later.
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Days under shade
§ 03 — Product30g + 80g tins · Yame, Japan
Way HWa Matcha. One quiet tin, ready when you are.
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Ceremonial Matcha — 30g
A quiet ritual of clarity, balance, and refined taste.
CHF 34.90
A refined ceremonial matcha sourced from Yame, Japan. Soft in texture, deep in color, and gentle in character — crafted for those who appreciate subtlety over intensity.
Yame, Japan30g ceremonial matchaFine, velvety powder
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Ceremonial Matcha — 80g
The same ceremonial matcha in a larger 80g tin for a longer daily ritual.
CHF 72.-
A larger 80g format of our ceremonial matcha sourced from Yame, Japan. The same soft, balanced character as the 30g tin, made for those who return to matcha every day.
Yame, Japan80g ceremonial matchaFine, velvety powder
§ 04 — JournalNotes from leaf to cup
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A Sweet Moment: When Matcha Meets Flowers
A delicate strawberry matcha latte: earthy, creamy, softly floral, and just a little indulgent.
Recipe · 5 min readRead note
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A Quiet Indulgence: Matcha & Blueberry Harmony
A deeper blueberry matcha latte: creamy, gently tart, softly sweet, and made for slower moments.
Recipe · 5 min readRead note
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A Gentle Balance: Matcha & Oat Milk Latte
A smooth oat milk matcha latte: clean, creamy, quietly comforting, and effortlessly balanced.
Recipe · 4 min readRead note
A Sweet Moment: When Matcha Meets Flowers
A Sweet Moment, Just for You
At Way Hwa Matcha, we believe that matcha is more than just a drink. It is a quiet pause, a gentle ritual, a moment of softness in your day.
This recipe is inspired by that feeling: earthy matcha, the light sweetness of strawberries, and a soft floral mood that feels like spring in a glass.
Way Hwa Matcha Strawberry Latte
Ingredients
- 1 tsp Way Hwa Matcha
- 60 ml warm water, 70-80°C
- 120 ml milk of your choice
- 2-3 tbsp strawberry jam or puree
- Ice
Method
- Spoon strawberry jam into the base of your glass.
- Add ice and pour in milk gently.
- Whisk matcha with warm water until smooth.
- Slowly pour matcha over the milk to create layers.
- Stir lightly and enjoy your moment.
Let the colors soften your mood, let the flavors ground you, and take a moment just for you.
§ 05 — ProcessLeaf to tin
The careful part is not ceremony. It is timing.
Harvest
First flush. Hand-picked.
April into May. One picking per year, when the leaves are youngest and the buds tightest.
28 days under shade
Steam
Steamed within hours.
Briefly steamed, air-cooled, then deveined and destemmed. What remains is tencha.
~ 4 hours leaf to processed
Mill
Granite stones, slowly.
About thirty grams an hour. The particles measure five to ten microns.
30 g / hour
Tin
Sealed within days.
Matcha oxidises quickly. The 30g tin keeps the ritual fresh and measured.
30 g tin
§ 06 — CharacterA softer kind of depth
A softer kind of depth.
Fine, velvety powder
Deep green tone
Naturally rich in umami
Clean finish, without sharp bitterness
§ 07 — OriginYame · Japan
Not all matcha is meant to be loud.
Some are meant to be understood slowly.
Way HWa is sourced from Yame — a region in Japan known for producing some of the most refined and balanced matcha.
Soft in texture. Deep in color. Gentle in character. Crafted for those who appreciate subtlety over intensity.
Every batch is carefully screened to meet European food safety regulations.
§ 08 — PreparationHow to drink it
Two grams. Seventy
millilitres. Seventy degrees.
Temperature
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Just off the boil — never on it. Boiling water makes matcha bitter.
Dose
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Two grams of matcha — about a heaped chashaku scoop — to seventy millilitres of water.
Whisk time
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Whisk in a W-pattern until the crema lifts. Drink within minutes.
§ 09 — The Path of Flowers
Matcha Atelier Zurich.
We are based in Zurich. We import directly, in small batches, from one farm in Japan. The peony is our mark — chosen because matcha is for daily living, not performance.