Ceremonial Grade Matcha

Pricing as disclosed

• 28.3g — $28.00 or $34.00 or $6.00 or $26.29 (multiple prices listed on the page; unclear which is current)

Everything disclosed on the product page

Prices And Sizes

{ "1oz tin": "Reported around $28.00 USD (with a $34.00 list/compare price shown on one mirrored retailer page, i.e. ~$6 discount); a separate reseller page (storyandrain.com) showed $26.29" }

Grade Tier

Ceremonial grade — described as the highest grade of matcha available, ground into a finer powder than culinary grade, more umami/subtle sweetness, ideal for drinking straight cups of tea

Origin Region

Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan; sourced from a certified organic, family-owned Japanese tea farm reported to have been operating since 1915 and run by the same family for three (or more) generations; Shizuoka is noted as a UN-recognized Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System region

Harvest Timing

First harvest tea leaves

Shade Growing

Leaves shade-grown for 3 weeks before harvest

Certifications

USDA Certified Organic (100%)

Tasting Notes

Vibrant green color, slightly sweet flavor, smooth finish

Nutritional Claims

137 times the EGCG concentration of standard brewed green tea; one gram reported to contain 30% of the recommended daily dose of Manganese; contains L-Theanine, described as providing calm energy, mood support, and focus/memory benefits without a caffeine crash

Quality Testing

Third-party lab tested for freshness and to confirm absence of radiation, heavy metals, and harmful chemicals (per kissmeorganics.com/tests-certifications page referenced in search results)

Usage Notes

Best enjoyed as a simple hot-water infusion; can also be used for matcha lattes, smoothies, or cooking

Guarantee

100% money-back guarantee within 30 days (per third-party retailer mirror of product copy)

Customer Rating

4.3 out of 5 stars from approximately 3,347 reviews (per third-party retailer mirror; could not be independently confirmed on the brand's own site)

Research notes

IMPORTANT DATA-QUALITY CAVEAT: The official product URL (https://us.kissmeorganics.com/shop/ceremonial-matcha/) could NOT be directly fetched — both the WebFetch tool and the browser tool returned DNS resolution failures ('getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND us.kissmeorganics.com' / 'Non-existent domain'), confirmed via a direct nslookup showing NXDOMAIN for the us. subdomain (the bare root domain kissmeorganics.com resolves but is now a GoDaddy-parked domain unrelated to the live business, and a uk. subdomain also failed to resolve). All data above was therefore compiled from Google-indexed search snippets of the official page plus corroborating third-party retailer/reseller mirror pages (teacoffeestore.com, storyandrain.com) that reproduce the brand's product copy. This is a best-effort reconstruction, not a direct read of the live official page, and should be treated with lower confidence than the Matcha Konomi entries in this batch, which were fetched directly.

Secondary sources

{
  "ranking_or_verdict": "4th Place (Ceremonial, 8 tested), 22/25",
  "notes": "Product: Kiss Me Organics Ceremonial Grade Matcha. Aroma: 'Noticeable sweetness' with vanilla notes. Flavor: 'A kick reminiscent of pepper and ginger'. Note: texture could improve."
}

{
  "ranking_or_verdict": "7th Place (Culinary, 8 tested), 14.25/25 - not repurchased, noticeably lower quality",
  "notes": "Product: Kiss Me Organics Culinary Grade Matcha. Color: 'Quite a muted lime green' with off-color undertones. Flavor: 'Strong bitterness' and unpleasant quality."
}