Green Is the New Red

Valentine’s Day can be loud. Red roses. Dinner reservations. The feeling that the day has to look a certain way to count.

But love does not always arrive in grand gestures. Sometimes it is quiet. Sometimes it is choosing to slow down. Sometimes it is just a warm cup in your hands.

This year, let Marlo’s be your Valentine. Whether you are celebrating with someone else, or choosing to spend the day with yourself.

At its heart, matcha has always been about care. In Japan, tea is known as ocha (お茶), a daily ritual rooted in presence and respect. Matcha in particular has long been associated with focus and stillness. It asks you to pause. To notice. To be here.

That feels especially relevant on a day centred around love. 

Choosing How You Want to Feel

Valentine’s Day does not have to be about being chosen. It can be about choosing yourself.

Maybe that looks like romanticising your own morning. Opening the windows. Putting on something soft. Lighting a candle in the afternoon just because you can.

Making matcha becomes something more than a drink. You heat the water slowly. You sift the powder. You whisk until it turns bright and smooth. For a few minutes, nothing else is asking for you.

It is a small act. But it is yours.

Romanticising the Ordinary

We are often taught to save tenderness for special occasions.

But care does not need to be earned. It can live in the everyday. In your favourite mug. In soft music playing in the background. In choosing to sit down instead of scrolling.

Matcha fits naturally into that rhythm. It is grounding. Unshowy. A ritual that feels like a deep breath in the middle of the day.

Our 753 Matcha was chosen with that kind of moment in mind. A Honyama first harvest, single origin ceremonial grade matcha with an umami rich smoothness, gentle nuttiness and natural sweetness, finished with delicate nori undertones. Balanced, calm and quietly expressive.

This Valentine’s Day, let love look however you want it to look.

Soft. Simple. Green.