Overall: Avoid
Date of Taste: 7/10/2019
Time of Taste: 9:15 AM
Rating: Just Okay
Brand: Ujido
Price: $8
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ABMhfl
Region: Uji
Use for: Lattes (probably sweetened), maybe use it for iced matcha with coconut water or regular water+sweetener
When tasted...
Temp: Hot Water
Amount: ½ tsp
Notes:
A little too bitter & just off tasting.
Plenty of decent matchas near this price point. However, in a pinch, this was the only matcha at the grocery in Msp. So, I'm glad they had it and glad it was reasonably priced for a halfway-decent product.
Has a little graininess (similar but not as bad as Sawada)
Definitely use this for lattes only. And maybe use a touch less than you normally would (just a tinsy bit less). And add just a teensy bit more honey or sweetener than you usually would.
After the fact...
Some research turned up that Ujido calls this a "High Culinary" grade matcha, which means it's for cooking. The idea of "High" culinary is their admission that it's not really great for just drinking, but they want you to think it is. That said, the price isn't terrible for easily accessible decent matcha, but it is, in fact, definitely cooking grade matcha.