Ceremonial
Plenty of menus say “ceremonial grade.” The word is a seller’s claim, and there is no single official grade standard that every seller follows. Here is who uses it in our cities, and what backs it up.
| Cafe | Wording on its pages | Supplier named | Stamp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Bar Asheville | Premium-grade; Ceremonial-grade | Not published | Entered |
| OWL Bakery (Old World Levain) Asheville | Ceremonial grade | Matcha Nude | Sourced |
| LaRayia's Bodega Atlanta | Ceremonial Grade Organic, on the retail product page | Not published | Entered |
| Rebel Teahouse Atlanta | Organic, ceremonial-grade (in the Dirty Matcha description) | Not published | Entered |
| Blue Ridge Bootleg Sylva | ceremonial-grade | Jade Leaf | Sourced |
| Calders Coffee Cafe Highlands | ceremonial-grade | Not published | Entered |
| The Firefly Cafe Hayesville | ceremonial matcha | Not published | Entered |
| milkbread Charlotte | ceremonial grade matcha latte (Mango Coconut Matcha description) | Not published | Entered |
| Methodical Coffee Downtown Greenville and Spartanburg | The cafe's ordering page calls its matcha "ceremonial grade" (the cafe's own wording). | Not published | Entered |
| Methodical Coffee Stones Point Greenville and Spartanburg | The cafe's ordering page calls its matcha "ceremonial grade" (the cafe's own wording). | Not published | Entered |
| Methodical Coffee Commons Greenville and Spartanburg | The cafe's ordering page calls its matcha "ceremonial grade" (the cafe's own wording). | Not published | Entered |
Five questions worth asking
- Which brand or farm is it?
- Which region in Japan is it grown in?
- When was it harvested, and from which cultivar?
- Is it stone-milled?
- Is it whisked to order, and can I have a straight bowl?
A cafe that can answer these is telling you something real. Cafes that answer us earn a stamp. Read how.