The best matcha brands to buy in 2025, from ceremonial-grade powders to ready-to-drink cans

Tea company JP’s Originals know a thing or two about the humble tea leaf. The brand’s ceremonial-grade matcha hails from Uji, Japan – the world’s finest matcha region.

Buying your matcha from a quality tea company is always good idea because the tea you’re buying will have been carefully selected by experts with a deep understanding of where to source and how to process the tea you’re drinking.

The jar is smaller than that of many other brands and this ensures freshness. The glass jar is also eco friendly and the dark colour protects the tea inside from light that could damage the flavour.

You might have spotted this brand on Dragon’s Den and in your local supermarket in fun flavours like vanilla and summer berry, but along with classic powdered matcha, Perfect Ted offers a fun and fuss-free twist on its ceremonial grade product by way of ready to drink cans.

Russ Cook and Steven Bartlett approved, these matcha energy drinks blend all the natural caffeine of matcha with fruit flavours and no added sugar. In flavours like apple raspberry and juicy peach, the cans offer 80g caffeine and contain just 17 calories.

An ideal swap for anyone seeking a natural energy boost without the dubious ingredients in most energy drinks, the flavour is balanced but you can still taste the matcha so bear this in mind if you haven’t tried it before.

Reformed blends ceremonial-grade matcha with marine collagen peptides. This not only provides an instant energy boost without the jitters, it also sees to the health of your skin, hair and nails and means you can enjoy two health products in one drink.

Reformed matcha comes in a month’s supply with a glass bottle, electric frother and a metal storage tin to protect the delicate powder from light and moisture. You can try it once or schedule repeat deliveries so you never run out.

The frother definitely helps with the consistency of the mixture whether you enjoy the powder hot or cold.

Ancient and brave specialises in high-quality supplements so it’s no surprise the brand also has an organic matcha powder on offer.

Its ceremonial-grade matcha is mixed with collagen peptides for skin and joint health, and MCT oil, moringa and organic lion’s mane mushroom to give you an extra energy and focus boost.

All of Ancient and brave’s products are of a very high standard so if you’re searching for matcha with a few added health benefits, this brand is a great place to find it.

Jenki also harvests its ceremonial-grade matcha from the Uji provence of Japan to create a fine potent powder that blends beautifully.

The brand also specialises in accessories for beginners and matcha masters so that you can mix and drink to your heart’s content. Its matcha powder comes in reusable tins or large resealable pouches that ensure freshness.

This powder is a good introduction to pure matcha with no additives and a mellow flavour that gives a good indication of what a quality matcha should taste like.

If matcha on the go sounds more your cup of tea than hand mixing at home, HumaniTea has blended ethically sourced matcha powder with chilled oat milk to create ready-to-drink lattes in cans. I find these a brilliant go to, especially during the spring and summer when I want a refreshing drink to take out with me.

Each can is only 68 calories and has a delicious milky flavour that’s suitable for vegans. Those who are more particular about their matcha might not appreciate it being pre-mixed or cold, however, for fans of an iced matcha latte, this is a convenient fix.

Just be sure to refrigerate yours because they don’t taste as good at room temperature, though are still pleasant enough.

For those who like a sweeter take on what’s generally considered to be quite a savoury drink, this smooth but matcha powder is perfect for a creamy matcha latte. Purists might not appreciate a flavoured matcha and you need only look to the message boards of Reddit to see just how passionate some can be about messing with a ceremonial drink, however, if you’re just drinking matcha for the flavour and you enjoy sweetness, this will likely be happy find for you.

Flavoured with natural lacuma powder, it tastes much sweeter than most matcha powders and mixes well with water and milk – plant-based or otherwise. Available in a 30g tin or a resealable 100g pouch, it’s vegan friendly and available for a limited time. Bird and Blend do offer a plain and simple matcha but they also offer flavours like tutti frutti, if that’s your thing. Don’t shoot the messenger.

Made with ceremonial-grade Japanese matcha along with lion’s mane and tremella mushroom extracts, this blend fortifies classic green tea with b vitamins for added energy and focus.

The flavour does taste a little shroomy, but the added benefits for hair, skin, nail and brain health are well worth the funky flavour. Plus, the matcha itself is of a high quality so it mixes well and tastes exactly as it should.

This blend also contains organic coconut sugar and organic coconut milk powder so you only need to mix it with water for a creamy sweet drink that’s ready to go in seconds.