After four years of shipping across the US, stocking the shelves of some of the best stores in the country and doing countless live demos, we were faced with a choice – scaling up production, which would mean changing the way our products were crafted, or changing the focus of our entire operation. Rather than compromise our values, we made the decision to pivot our company in a new direction.

It wasn’t until late 2021 while operating a hybrid retail production space for Cosmic Cultures that we realized our experience with matcha was not what most people were accustomed to.

We made matcha to order in a traditional manner, had intimate conversations with our customers and based on that experience and feedback, decided to focus our energy on providing the best matcha we experience possible. Our personal source for matcha happened by complete chance. In April 2017 we took an impromptu trip to Japan, a destination both of us had been dreaming of visiting for many years. It was golden week in Japan and the end of cherry blossom season; needless to say, a very busy time and we naïvely thought we would be able to find a proper guide on very short notice. Lissi, being incredibly creative, convincing, and charming, managed to score an introduction to our now friend and tea master, who very graciously served as an unconventional guide across Kyoto. We spent the next four days traveling Kyoto by bike, taking in everything from temples to food and the best part - a private traditional Japanese tea ceremony. This proved to be the seed and source of our journey into the world of matcha.

Mornings at home in our kitchen now find us juggling our son Indie back and forth in our arms, a morning playlist on the speaker, the tea kettle steaming and matcha being whisked. No matter how many things are on our plate for the day, our matcha ritual is essential; we can’t wait to see how your own ritual unfolds!