No. 01 · 抹茶
Matcha
Green tea from Uji, Kyoto, stone-ground to a fine powder. Whisk it with warm water and it turns to velvet.
Open the label →抹茶 & 珈琲 · specialty coffee & ceremonial matcha
Make ita second.
The first cup is for waking up. The second is the one you actually taste. Two things on the menu, both worth sitting down for.
No. 01 · MatchaUmami | Sweet Grass | Creamy$34 · 100 g →
No. 02 · CoffeeJasmine | Bergamot | Lemon$22 · 340 g →
Two bags, one table
Soft.
Or bright.
No. 02 · 珈琲
Coffee
A washed coffee from Yirgacheffe that drinks almost like tea: jasmine, bergamot and a squeeze of lemon.
Open the label →First cup. Second cup.
The first cup
- Kettle on. Phone in hand.
- Drunk standing up, mostly.
- Where are the keys?
- Tasting notes: none taken.
The second cup
- Sit down. Actually sit.
- Pour slowly. That’s the second pour.
- Jasmine? Lemon? A bit of umami?
- Tasting notes: plenty.
We make the second one. Read the story →
Tasting notes, as printed on the label
Read it off the bag.
No. 01MatchaUji, Kyoto · stone-ground
- Umami
- Sweet Grass
- Creamy
No. 02CoffeeYirgacheffe · washed
- Jasmine
- Bergamot
- Lemon
Descriptive notes, not a measurement. The interactive tasting chart lives on each product page.
The menu
Two things,
done slowly.
No fifty-bag wall. Just a matcha, a coffee, and the pair of them together.
01
Kyoto Ceremonial Matcha
$34
NotesUmami · Sweet Grass · CreamyOriginUji, KyotoProcessStone-GroundNet wt100 g
02
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe
$22
NotesJasmine · Bergamot · LemonOriginYirgacheffeProcessWashedNet wt340 g
03
The Second Pair
$56 $50
NotesOne of eachOriginUji, Kyoto + YirgacheffeProcessStone-Ground + WashedNet wt100 g + 340 g
A morning, slowed down
Ten minutes you can keep.
- 01
Kettle on
Let it come off the boil. Matcha likes it a little cooler, coffee just under.
- 02
Weigh it
Matcha: 2 g, sifted. Coffee: 20 g, medium grind. Suggestions, adjust to taste.
- 03
The pour or the whisk
Three slow pours for the coffee. A quick W from the wrist for the matcha.
- 04
Sit down
Actually sit. Phone face down. Let it cool for a minute.
- 05
Take the second sip
It tastes more like itself on the second sip, which is sort of the whole idea.
Brew timer
The second pour, timed.
Matcha, whisked
- Dose
- 2 g (about 1 tsp)
- Water
- 70 ml
- Temperature
- around 75 °C, a suggestion
- Ratio
- about 1:35
- Whisk
- about 30 s, in a W
- 0:00SiftSift the matcha into a warm bowl. Lumps out, calm in.
- 0:10PourAdd the water, a little off the boil.
- 0:18WhiskWrist only. A quick W, back and forth, not round and round.
- 0:48Sit downFine foam on top. Lift the whisk from the middle. That is it.
Pour-over, in three pours
- Dose
- 20 g, medium grind
- Water
- 320 g
- Temperature
- just off the boil, a suggestion
- Ratio
- about 1:16
- Time
- about 3 minutes
- 0:00BloomPour 50 g, just enough to wet the bed. Watch it rise.
- 0:40The second pourSlow circles to 200 g. This is the one. Take your time.
- 1:30FinishTop up to 320 g, gently, in the centre.
- 2:10Draw downLet it drip through. Sit down while it does.
0:00Ready when you are
Make it a second. Get the bag
Temperatures and ratios are suggestions. Adjust to taste.
By method
Pick your
way in.
Starting points, not rules. Every number here is a suggestion; the sliders on each product page show a few more.
MethodBagGrind / formDoseWaterNotes
Whisked matchaMatchaPowder, sifted2 g70 ml, about 75 °CWhisk in a W for about 30 s
Matcha latteMatchaPowder, sifted2 gSplash, then milkWhisk with the water first so it is smooth
Pour-overCoffeeFilter, medium20 g320 g, just off the boilThree pours, about 3 min
French pressCoffeeCoarse——Choose “French press” at checkout
EspressoCoffeeFine——Choose “Espresso” at checkout
Whole bean is the freshest option if you have a grinder. Recipes and temperatures are placeholders to be confirmed before launch.
No. 03抹茶 & 珈琲
The Second Pair
- Contains
- 1 × Kyoto Ceremonial Matcha, 100 g
1 × Ethiopia Yirgacheffe, 340 g - Good for
- Bright mornings, soft afternoons
- Price
$56$50- Shipping
- Clears the $45 free-shipping line
What arrives
One of
each.
- 1 × Kyoto Ceremonial Matcha100 g · about 50 bowls
- 1 × Ethiopia Yirgacheffe340 g · about 17 cups, your grind
- The pair clears free shipping$45 line, on its own
- Subscribe if you likeEvery 4, 6 or 8 weeks. Pause, skip, cancel.
$56 $50
Prices are placeholders until launch.
Subscribe & save 15%
A standing order.
Like a regular at a café: we know what you have and roughly when. Pause, skip or cancel whenever you like.
Standing orderNo. 03
The Second Pair
- Arrives
- Every 4 weeks
- Grind
- Whole bean
- Per delivery
- Roughly
- Shipping
- Free on subscriptions
Subscriptions connect at launch. Until then this adds a subscribe line to your order.
Keeping it
Sealed. Cool.
Out of the light.
Matcha
Keep the bag sealed, cool and out of the light. The fridge is fine once opened; let it come to room temperature before you open it so it stays dry.
Coffee
Sealed, cool and dark. Skip the fridge for coffee: it picks up moisture and smells. A 340 g bag is roughly two to three weeks for one person, one cup a day.
ReviewsOpens at launch
Nothing here yet, on purpose.
We would rather leave this shelf empty than fill it with made-up praise. Once the first bags have shipped, customers will be able to tell you what they actually tasted, and we will show it as written.
Why only two things?
Because we would rather do two things slowly than twenty in a hurry. One matcha, one coffee, and a bundle of both.
Which one should I start with?
If you want bright and floral, the Yirgacheffe. If you want soft and savoury, the matcha. If you cannot decide, The Second Pair is one of each.
How does the subscription work?
Choose what, how often and (for coffee) your grind. Subscriptions save 15% and you can pause, skip or cancel whenever you like. Subscriptions switch on when the shop opens.
Do you ship internationally?
Shipping regions and rates will be confirmed at launch. Write to hello@secondpour.cafe and we will let you know.
Do both contain caffeine?
Yes. Matcha and coffee both contain caffeine, so plan your second cup accordingly.