Koicha (thick)Yame Saemidori Matcha
Koicha (thick), sourced from Yame, Saemidori cultivar
$88.00 (20g)
~$4.40 per gram
Grade
Koicha (thick)
Cultivar
Saemidori
Region
Yame
Certification
Organic
Price in context
At $4.40 per gram, it costs more than 97% of the other 969 matchas in the database with a confirmed price and size. Among the 72 Yame matchas with a confirmed price, the median is $1.22 per gram, and this one is roughly 3.6× the regional median. Among Tezumi's 51 matchas with a confirmed price, this is its most expensive per gram.
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Sourcing
Yame, Japan
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Full details
Everything disclosed on the product page (6 fields)▾
- Size
- 20g
- Price Usd
- 20g: $88.00
- Price Note
- Prices as listed in the brand's own storefront in USD.
- Description
- Honzu-shaded for 30 days before being hand-picked, this tea whisks up into a soft, creamy and elegant usucha, but shines best as a rich and powerful koicha with a long finish and vibrant aroma. This matcha was picked from the same fields used to produce an award-winning Dento Hon Gyokuro. Compared to the kuradashi offering of this tea, which was aged for 1-2 years before grinding, this tea has a brighter, fresher taste profile with a more verdant aroma. Honzu (本簀) shading is the most traditional shading method. Dating back at least over 400 years, the Honzu method uses the same shelf system as kanreisha but uses a screen of reeds as the first layer of shading instead of synthetic fabric. Though considerably more labour intensive and expensive to construct, the reed screen allows for even more air and moisture to circulate around the plants producing higher-quality, more complex teas. Additional layers of shading are added by placing straw mats on top of the reed screen.
- Storefront Tags
- [ "Display_Matcha-Collection", "Format_Powder", "Matcha", "quiz_koicha", "quiz_not for beginners", "quiz_not for intermediate", "quiz_not organic", "quiz_single cultivar", "quiz_usucha", "Tea", "Tezumi Specialty" ]
- Storefront Category
- Matcha
Research notes
Imported 2026-10-06 from the brand's own Shopify storefront feed (https://tezumi.com/products.json); description is the brand's own copy. Archived prices are USD as listed on that storefront; current prices are re-scraped from the live product page where the site allows it. Not individually hand-verified beyond the feed.
