CHA-OLOGY X ROGUE -
MATCHA ICE CREAM / SAKURA ICE CREAM
COLLECTION ONLY ITEM - THIS ITEM IS TO BE COLLECTED IN PERSON FROM THE TEAHOUSE 26TH/27TH JULY (SATURDAY/SUNDAY 14:00-18:00)
Behind the scenes & what to expect:
At the start of the 2023, we began a project with Ruben from Rogue Artisan Ice Cream, intending to create a top tier Matcha ice cream (and eventually Houjicha - please be more patient with us!!!). Something that really hits the spot for people familiar with matcha sweets who are looking for the ultimate combination of flavour and texture. Anyone familiar with Ruben’s ice cream will know that it’s the best ice cream around, and we are honoured that he spent so much time and effort testing and perfecting this matcha ice cream for us. Using first harvest stone ground matcha Mokuren from 10th rank tea master Yamaguchi san means this ice cream gives off a mouth watering, nutty aroma with a rich, so so satisfying savouriness and a smooth, gentle lingering bitterness. We tasked ourselves with showing the world that there is such a thing as an enjoyable bitterness - high quality teas can have smooth, round bitterness that compliments the flavour profile, not a spiky, nasty, lingering unclean bitterness that exists in so many matcha sweets out there. We first launched this ice cream in the summer of 2023, and after tasting so many matcha ice creams all across Japan we know that this ice cream rivals any other, and we want to thank all of our regular guests and supporters who have been with us throughout this journey.
Fast forward two years later, we are once again launching matcha ice cream tubs, along with tubs of a new flavour to celebrate our 9 year anniversary - drumroll please - Sakura!!! As opposed to most sakura flavoured sweets (which use food colouring, cherry, or artificial flavourings), we are using only 100% sakura from Kanagawa prefecture preserved in plum vinegar and salt - leading to a sweet, floral and salty flavour combination that we absolutely love! For lovers of J’s Sakura Latte, please look forward to this new ice cream launch, only launching directly through us!
Both matcha ice cream and sakura ice cream will be available in 475ml single flavour (no, we haven’t made a matcha sakura ice cream blend!) tubs with multi-buy options available. We encourage everyone to taste the ice cream soon after collection to enjoy it at its best, aroma and taste. If necessary we can accommodate collection either before or after our normal opening hours but please confirm with us before placing an order if you wish to collect outside of these hours. The recommended use by date will be around six months from the churn date, but we recommend enjoying within 1-2 months to enjoy the freshness and complexity at their peak.
Allergens:
Contains dairy and eggs (vegetarian friendly). The ice cream is prepared in a kitchen that handles gluten, peanuts, sesame, tree nuts, and soy. Please ask us if you need further information about the allergens.
P.S. Please bring your own freezer bag and ice packs to ensure the ice cream doesn’t melt on the way home. When ice cream melts and refreezes, ice crystals grow larger and the texture becomes icy - Ruben would kill us if we let that happen to his masterpieces!
P.P.S. Please only select collection from teahouse at checkout (we cannot deliver this product!).
P.P.P.S. We are offering a discount when purchasing two, three or four tubs together! Surely you can make space in the freezer for them!
P.P.P.P.S. Thank you for reading all of these post scripts!