r/MatchaIndia

I ordered the Mezame matcha during their birthday sale. I’d seen mixed reviews beforehand, some people said it was really inconsistent and quite clumpy, while others said it was actually really good. So I decided to try it anyway.
And yeah… it’s extremely clumpy, and honestly, I feel like it was already oxidised when it arrived. It also has this really bitter aftertaste.
I’m someone who doesn’t mind strong matcha at all, but this is just straight-up disappointing. I paid ₹1,700 for a 50g tin, which is quite a lot, especially when I’m probably going to throw it away 😭
I’ve tried ILEM Japan before, and honestly, even that tastes better to me than Mezame.

So what other matchas would you guys suggest? Looking for something actually good and consistent because I do drink matcha pretty much daily.

I have been bad mouthing matcha to EVERYONE I know since ...2024 because that one time I got influenced like everyone else and really wanted to be a matcha girlie. So before really committing to it and spending my hard earned money, I decided to try it from a reputable place like a sane person. One day while I was flying I got a Matcha Latte from Tim Hortons at the airport purely for the aesthetics and fully prepared to like it but fate for sure had other plans. The closest thing I could describe it to was, how you'd expect Chingri Machher Malaikari (A bengali prawn dish) to taste like, if it was sweet and smelled of vanilla. And no, I didn't dump the rest I drank it anyway because that shit was expensive. I promised myself never again. But then, Dohful happened. I am obsessed with their coffee and cookies, so when one person on reddit said their matcha is smooth af I had to give it another shot. And I'm genuinely genuinely surprised. To compare it's taste to the TH one, this one has almost no fishy flavour, a little grassy but me likey very lightly sweetened so I can actually taste what I'm drinking and looks like there's hope for me to become a matcha girlie afterall 🫠💚