What an excellent product. You get the sense that it delivers everything that's promised on the label when you peel the freshness seal and smell the smooth pleasing matcha aroma. Its powder is bright green, not yellow or brown tinted and is so fine that it adhered to my finger like a coat of makeup. Again, the aroma is so pleasing and fresh when hot water is poured and whisked. This is how you can tell it is a good product and the flavor is rich, smooth, mildly bitter to the sides of your tongue and slightly sweet in the middle with a quarter teaspoon ceremonial style. I haven't learned to fully understand umami but let's just call it matcha taste that is associated with the smell that is definitely present and satisfying, never overly bitter from the start to finish. This is unlike other matcha products that are overly bitter from first taste perhaps due to their aging or losing freshness.. There is a small "Thank You" note inside the can with a gift to claim. It reminded me of some items that Japanese companies give as gifts after purchasing one of their products, it's a very, very nice touch, thank you. From beginning to end you experience quality and the value is worth every penny spent because I know people work hard to provide this as not only a product but a service. This review is my thanks to everyone involved with the production of this fine matcha. I am no expert just a matcha lover. Thank you all for your hard work.