11 - Yame Matcha Award Winning - Superior Ceremonial Grade Matcha Tea 11 - Yame Matcha is one of the finest matcha powder in the world, it's an awarded Matcha, issued from an authentic shading culture and recognised by Japanese authorities for its excellence. The tea leaves are carefully selected by the Master Blender for each and every batch. He personally picks the best, youngest & greenest leaves form the tea plant during the first harvest in Spring. And it's because of this that we have the confidence that the quality is not only supreme but also consistent. This matcha is made out of the youngest, 1st harvest leaves, harvested in Spring after the shading process, which takes about twenty days.