Emerald Whisk
Ceremonial matcha being whisked in a dark ceramic bowl with a bamboo whisk

Ceremonial grade · Whisked to order

Sip Calm.
Live Green.

A premium matcha and specialty tea café — and a shop of stone-milled tins, tools and blends for the bowl at home.

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Barista whisking matcha behind the tea bar at the Emerald Whisk café

Our Story

Built around the art of the bowl.

Emerald Whisk began with a single chawan on a kitchen counter and a stubborn question: why was good matcha so hard to find outside Japan?

Today we work with a small circle of growers in Uji and Kagoshima, buying shade-grown leaf by the harvest and having it stone-milled in slow batches so the powder reaches the tin bright, sweet and fine as silk.

The café is where all of it comes together — every bowl whisked by hand at the bar, every tin on the shelf the same tea we serve in it.

Uji · Kagoshima

Sourcing

First flush

Harvest

Stone ground

Milling

Featured

The shelf, curated

Ceremonial Matcha

Ceremonial Matcha

$48

Our house grade: smooth, naturally sweet and made for a whisked bowl. 30g tin.

Daily Matcha Blend

Daily Matcha Blend

$32

Brighter and grassier, built for everyday mornings and iced lattes. 50g tin.

Matcha Latte Mix

Matcha Latte Mix

$28

Matcha with a touch of cane sugar. Whisk into oat milk, hot or over ice.

Bamboo Whisk Set

Bamboo Whisk Set

$42

Hand-carved chasen, chashaku scoop and a ceramic resting stand.

Matcha Starter Kit

Matcha Starter Kit

$86

Everything for your first bowl: chawan, whisk, scoop and a ceremonial tin.

Matcha Gummies

Matcha Gummies

$24

Green tea in a soft pectin chew — a gentle lift for the afternoon. Thirty per jar.

Free tracked shipping on orders over $60. Tins are milled in small batches, so stock moves with the harvest.

In the Shoppe

Signature drinks

Whisked to order at the tea bar, on the same ceremonial grade we sell by the tin. Everything can be made hot, iced or with the milk of your choice.

  • Strawberry Matcha Latte

    Cold-pressed strawberry, oat milk, ceremonial matcha

    6.80

  • Mango Matcha

    Alphonso mango purée over iced matcha

    7.20

  • Lavender Matcha Latte

    House lavender honey, steamed milk

    7.00

  • Coconut Matcha

    Toasted coconut cream, sea salt finish

    6.90

  • Vanilla Matcha

    Madagascar vanilla bean, whole or oat milk

    6.50

  • Iced Ceremonial Matcha

    Single origin, whisked, poured over ice

    5.60

Why matcha

One bowl, quietly doing a lot

Naturally rich in catechins

Because you drink the whole leaf, a bowl of matcha carries the tea's naturally occurring antioxidants with it.

A calmer kind of caffeine

Matcha's caffeine arrives gently — a long, level lift rather than a spike and a slump.

L-theanine for focus

The amino acid L-theanine occurs naturally in shade-grown tea and pairs with caffeine for steady attention.

A ritual worth keeping

Sift, whisk, pour. Two quiet minutes that make the rest of the morning feel less rushed.

Whisked, never brewed

Stone-milled powder suspends in water instead of steeping, which is why the texture is so full.

Endlessly versatile

Straight in a bowl, long over ice, or folded into the milk of your choice.

Shared for general interest and not intended as medical advice. Nutritional characteristics vary by product and serving.

Testimonials

In their words

From café regulars, subscribers and the shops that stock us.

“The ceremonial tin ruined every other matcha for me. No bitterness, no chalk — just a clean, sweet finish.”

Naomi R. · Subscriber since 2023

“I come in for the lavender latte twice a week. The room is calm, the tea is faultless, and they remember your order.”

Daniel K. · Café regular

“We stock the daily blend in our bakery and it sells out every weekend. Consistent tin after tin.”

Marisol T. · Wholesale partner

Subscription

The Matcha Club

One tin at your door each month, timed to the harvest. Pause, swap or cancel whenever you like — most members alternate between the ceremonial and the daily blend.

  • Member-only seasonal single-origin blends
  • 10% off everything else in the shop
  • Shipping included, every month
  • First pour on new café drinks

From

$38/ month

Billed monthly. Skip a month or cancel any time from your account.

Free shipping · Cancel any time

Journal

Notes from the bench

All articles
Compare6 min read

Matcha vs Coffee

Two caffeines, two very different curves. What L-theanine actually changes.

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Guide8 min read

Beginner's Guide to Matcha

Grades, water temperature, ratios — everything for a first perfect bowl.

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Tea 1017 min read

Green Tea, Simply Explained

A plain-language look at how matcha is grown, milled and prepared.

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Recipe5 min read

How to Make the Perfect Matcha Latte

The sift, the paste, the pour. Café-grade texture in a home kitchen.

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FAQ

Good things to know

Anything else, write to hello@emeraldwhisk.com — we answer within a working day.

Visit & Contact

The tea bar on Belmont

Come for a whisked bowl, stay for the wagashi. Walk-ins always welcome.

Address
1428 SE Belmont Street
Portland, OR 97214
Hours

Monday – Friday · 7:00 – 18:00

Saturday · 8:00 – 18:00

Sunday · 9:00 – 16:00

Email
hello@emeraldwhisk.com
Phone
(503) 555-0148
Iced matcha latte on a marble table inside the Emerald Whisk café

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