Hatsukaori

Everything disclosed on the product page

Official Page Found

false

Search Performed

Checked the full official matcha catalog (all categories, including Seasonal & Limited Edition), plus targeted searches for 'Hatsu Kaori' / 'Hatsukaori' / '初薰' on marukyu-koyamaen.co.jp; no live official page could be located.

Third Party Description Unverified

Referenced by a Hong Kong retailer (senchamatcha.com) as 'Lvl 5 Hatsu Kaori: Marukyu Koyamaen New Tea Season Limited Usucha Ceremonial Shincha Matcha, 40g' and described elsewhere as a superior grade of shin matcha (new-season tea) made from the freshest May harvest, available only in a narrow early-summer window (roughly late May to early June)

Historical Pricing Reference Unverified

An old, non-current Marukyu Koyamaen PDF catalog snippet (dated 2020/2022, no longer accessible - returned 403 Forbidden when fetched directly) was referenced in search results showing prices of ¥1,404 and ¥2,700 for this product, but this could not be independently verified or dated with confidence

Research notes

NOT FOUND on the current official Marukyu Koyamaen English shop. This is the weakest-evidenced product of the 21: no live official page, and only a single third-party retailer plus an inaccessible historical PDF reference. Given the very similar naming to the confirmed-but-currently-404 'Hatsu Enishi' (both are 'Hatsu-' prefixed first-harvest Shincha products), it is plausible Hatsukaori is a small-batch seasonal grade sold only briefly each spring, but this could not be confirmed against the live official site.

Secondary sources

{
  "tier": "unconfirmed",
  "notes": "Confirmed tested in 'Taste Test Part 6', but this session could not retrieve the specific tier/verdict given (no transcript access)."
}

{
  "notes": "Named in title/description as one of the best matcha brands she'd rebuy, from a 34-powder collection review. Specific product/score not retrievable without transcript access."
}