smalls matcha

i a/b test matcha. you drink the winners.

ceremonial grade, fresh from a recent shipment.

i’m Thy. skin microbiologist by week, matcha by saturday. the lab habits came with me — ratios get tested, syrups get trials, and nothing gets poured until it beats the last version. pop-ups around dallas — tins are coming.

currently testing: jasmine v3 (steeped longer)

want in on the verdict?

pop-up dates, batch changes, first word on tins.

next pop-up dates ↓see the lineup →
Thy smiling behind a smalls matcha pop-up table outside studio santé
fig. 01the table, outside studio santé

01 · pop-ups.

taste itfirst.

small pours at studios around dallas. i'll be the one whisking — come say hi. fair warning: every pop-up doubles as a tasting panel — what you order (and your face after the first sip) decides what the next batch looks like.

  1. 01sat, jul 18carrie's pilates · trinity groves, dallasadd to calendar ↓google cal ↗map ↗
  2. 02sun, jul 19studio state pilates, rockwalladd to calendar ↓google cal ↗map ↗
  3. 03sat, jul 25jetset pilates · preston hollow, dallasadd to calendar ↓google cal ↗map ↗
  4. 04sun, jul 26jetset pilates · preston hollow, dallasadd to calendar ↓google cal ↗map ↗

if you're at one of these studios anyway, swing by for a cup. easier to taste than to describe.

02 · the lineup.

one control.three variables.

the base is straight tsuyuhikari, no sugar — that's the control. i keep it that way so i can taste what actually changed. everything else on the menu is an experiment that earned its spot.

  1. 00the controljust tsuyuhikari, no sugar. nothing to hide behind.permanent
  2. 01maplewarm and round. the one regulars default to.in rotation
  3. 02jasminefloral on floral — tsuyuhikari already leans sakura, this leans in.in rotation
  4. 03strawberrythe one first-timers order. i get it.in rotation

syrups rotate when a new trial beats an old favorite. the control never changes.

03 · how it’s made.

no machines.just me and a whisk.

sift, measure (to the gram), whisk. ninety seconds per cup. same way every time — that’s the point of a protocol.

current protocol2.0g : 90ml80°c waterno sugar

  1. sift — smalls matcha prep
    step 01sift
  2. scoop — smalls matcha prep
    step 02scoop
  3. pour — smalls matcha prep
    step 03pour
a smalls matcha drink in a branded cup, held in front of a floral arrangement
fig. 03the current pour, in the wild

04 · current pour.

what i’m pouring now.

this batch is tsuyuhikari — a quiet cultivar from shizuoka, which is mostly known as sencha country.

sweet, herbal, no bitterness to push through. if you’ve only had grocery-store matcha, fair warning — this won’t taste like that.

cultivar
tsuyuhikari
parents
shizu-7132 × asatsuyu
registered
2003
harvest
early may
grade
ceremonial
base
no sugar

on the tasting panel, your reaction shapes the next batch.

read about the cultivar →

05 · from the log.

tested onreal saturdays.

what changed lately, and why. the recipe moves when the pop-up says so.

  1. 092026-06-28

    dropped the ratio from 2.2g to 2.0g. less push, more of the sakura note. keeping it.

  2. 082026-06-14

    jasmine syrup v2 — steeped longer. 12 of 15 pours preferred it. shipped.

  3. 072026-06-07

    someone had her first-ever matcha today, came back an hour later with a friend. logging that as a win.