About Kenko Tea

You see, I loved coffee. The taste, the aroma...(hold on I'm trying to sell tea here). After years of working in Melbourne cafes I was a certified coffee addict. But what I didn't like were the side effects. The jittery, 'wired' feeling I felt, the ups and downs followed by the afternoon caffeine crash. So my search for a healthy alternative began.. I came across matcha after trying a few types green tea, and instantly loved it. The intense colour, it's unique flavour, it's endless versatility for making sweets and smoothies. Not to mention the amazing health benefits and antioxidant levels. After sampling just about every grade of matcha I could find, I wasn't impressed with what was available in Australia. Most were dull shades of murky green, bitter to taste and no real aroma. Matcha is a very delicate product, with a short lifespan. It should be vibrant 'electric' green in colour. with a fresh, sweet, grassy aroma that delights you. So I started Kenko Tea with the goal of bringing quality Japanese matcha green tea to Australia. Alot of the matcha green tea sold in shops is stale, dull, lifeless and colourless - with good reason. Matcha loses it's freshness very quickly after being ground into a fine powder. Exposure to air, light and any extremities damage it even further. At Kenko, as we are a small company, we order matcha in small batches, and the matcha is only stone ground once we once we place an order.Read their story