At Ikeda Tea World, we are extremely proud of our certified organic matcha. Our head of manufacturing and Tea Master, Kenta Ikeda, puts his love and expertise into every batch of bulk tea we make. Whether it’s our culinary, ceremonial, or industrial-grade teas, Kenta Ikeda ensures that every batch is of the highest quality. Having quite literally been born into his family’s tea shop (and generations of matcha Tea Masters!), it’s not surprising that Mr. Ikeda has developed a lifelong passion for tea making.
In 2014, Kenta Ikeda became certified as a 10th-grade Chashi Master Tea Maker. A level of expertise so rare that only 13 other people around the world have been given this honor in the 65 years of the certificate’s existence. This certification is so significant because when it comes to tea, the taste and quality molded entirely by the maker is what makes each batch unique.
A matcha Master Tea Maker must have the ability to procure leaves from many sources and accurately characterize the properties of each group of leaves to determine their best use.
Ikeda Tea World is the only bulk matcha supplier in the world that has a tea sommelier like Mr. Ikeda on their team, allowing us to efficiently produce the best flavors in each grade of matcha we sell.
As our matcha Tea Master, Mr. Ikeda has been instrumental in helping Ikeda Tea World grow into the business it is today. His involvement in the development of our wholesale organic matcha and private label matcha provides our clients with the highest grades of matcha.
Ikeda works to bring better matcha, custom tea formulations, and entirely new grades of matcha, formulated with an incredible amount of research and development, to each of our cherished customers.
