Blend 93 Matcha
UjiFrom $48.00 (30g) (~$1.60/g)
Pricing as disclosed
- 30g — $48.00
- 100g — $129.00
- 250g — $274.00
- 500g — $493.00
- 1000g — $887.00
Flagged inconsistencies on the brand's own page
- Secondary search-result summary claimed Blend 93 is an organic matcha from a Kagoshima (Kyushu) coop; the direct product page instead states origin is Uji, Kyoto, Japan with no organic claim. Likely the search summarizer conflated Blend 93 with the separate 'Hyperpremium Organic' product.
Everything disclosed on the product page
- Tagline
- vivid, alive, brothy
- Positioning
- Described as the perfect entry-level hyperpremium matcha
- Grade Tier
- Hyperpremium
- Origin
- Uji, Kyoto, Japan
- Price 30 Servings
- $48.00 ($1.28/serving)
- Price 100 Servings
- $1.03/serving
- Price 250 Servings
- $0.87/serving
- Price 500 Servings
- $0.78/serving
- Price 1000 Servings
- $0.70/serving
- Tasting Notes
- Barely-cooked green beans, baby summer squash, and oceanic brine, steeped in earthy mellowness; lovely umami, little bitterness or astringency, long finish with sweet aftertaste
- Visual
- Vibrant emerald color
- Aroma
- Intoxicating vegetal aroma
- Texture
- Creamy frothability from traditional granite grinding
- Ingredients
- 100% extraordinary green tea leaves, ground up into a fine powder; no sugar, additives, or any other nonsense
- Serving Size
- One gram (approx. rounded half-teaspoon) combined with 2-3 ounces of hot water
- Packaging
- Mylar bag flushed with nitrogen to eliminate oxygen; 30-serving size arrives in a jar, larger sizes arrive in refill bags
- Storage
- Store cold (in the fridge), in black glass
- Reviews
- 139 reviews listed; no numeric star rating displayed in extracted content
- Subscription
- Auto-Refill program: 20% discount, complimentary German-made black-violet glass jar on initial order, cancelable anytime
Research notes
A separate WebSearch summary (not the product page itself) described an 'organic' matcha from a Kagoshima (Kyushu) coop and attributed it to Blend 93, but this appears to be search-engine cross-contamination with a distinct product, 'Hyperpremium Organic' (https://breakawaymatcha.com/products/hyperpremium-organic), which is not one of the 9 products in scope. The actual Blend 93 product page content pulled directly says the origin is Uji, Kyoto with no organic certification or Kagoshima mention.
Secondary sources
Serious Eatsreview
{
"rating_or_verdict": "Tested, excluded from top picks",
"notes": "Solid performer with mild bitterness and 'subtle notes of green apple skins and arugula', but not distinctive enough for the top tier."
}Source →Veggiekins (YouTube)review
{
"tier": "Tier 1 - Almost Too Good (best overall)",
"price_noted": "$29.00",
"notes": "Ranked #1 of 25 brands tested."
}Source →