CeremonialKiku no Sono
Ceremonial, sourced from Uji, Samidori cultivar
Price not confirmed
Grade
Ceremonial
Cultivar
Samidori
Region
Uji
Sourcing
Uji, Japan
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L-theanine
24.31 mg/g
Ceremonial-grade published estimate — Goto et al., upper-grade matcha samples, Tea Research Report No.80:23-28 (1994)
EGCG
59.3 mg/g
Ceremonial-grade published estimate — Goto et al., upper-grade matcha samples, Tea Research Report No.83:21-28 (1996)
Full details
Everything disclosed on the product page (7 fields)▾
- Official Site Status
- The official tea-and-coffee.shop item pages for this product (item IDs 000000000116, 000000000753, and 000000000794, found via Google search results and site search) all returned HTTP 404 (page not found) when fetched directly, despite appearing in Google's search index with titles '森半 <宇治抹茶> 菊の園（きくのその） [30g缶]' and '...[20g袋入り]'. This suggests the product may be temporarily out of stock/delisted from the live site.
- Google Search Snippet Description Japanese
- 森半の菊の園は、濃茶・薄茶のどちらにもご利用いただける伝統的な石臼で挽いたお点前用のお抹茶です。石臼を使い、ゆっくりじっくりと挽かれることで鮮やかな濃緑色の輝きを放ち始め、色・泡立ち・薰香・お茶の風味と旨味を味わえます。この時代に1時間に約30g程度の生産しかできない貴重な「宇治抹茶」となっています。天保7年(1836年)、玉露・抹茶の産地として名高い宇治・小倉の地で茶を生業としてきた森半は、全国茶審査技術競技大会に2度優勝し、名実ともに日本屈指の茶師が厳選した良質の茶葉を使用しています。ことのお抹茶は、30g缶入りと朠20g袋入りの両方の形式で販売されています。
- Packaging Variants Per Official Site
- Sold in both a 30g can and a 20g bag format
- Grade Per Google Snippet
- お点前用 (ceremonial/tea-preparation grade), suitable for both koicha (thick tea) and usucha (thin tea); traditionally stone-ground
- Brand Heritage Per Google Snippet
- Founded Tenpo 7 (1836) in Uji-Ogura; two-time National Tea Judging Technical Competition winner
- Sayweee Cross Check
- { "source": "sayweee.com/en/product/Morihan-Uji-Matcha-Kiku-no-Sono-30g-can/2256712", "price_usd": "$25.29", "size": "30g can", "stock_status": "Out of stock", "other_fields": "Grade, cultivar, certifications, tasting notes, ingredients, and shelf life were NOT disclosed on this retailer's page" }
- Tezumi Cross Check
- { "source": "tezumi.com/products/uji-kiku-no-sono-matcha", "note": "Tezumi is a third-party specialty retailer, not one of the officially designated cross-check domains, but is included here as supplementary data since the official page was unreachable.", "price_usd": "$46.00", "size_options": "20g can or 50g bag", "cultivar_per_tezumi": "Described as a blend of Samidori and Okumidori cultivars", "region_per_tezumi": "Uji, Kyoto (Ogura district); elevation 15m", "tasting_notes_per_tezumi": "Emphasizes sweetness and umami with moderate aroma, astringency, and bitterness; described as 'a delicate blend' exemplifying 'elegance and balance'", "brewing_instructions_per_tezumi": "Usucha: 70°C water, 2g matcha, 70ml water, whisk 20 seconds. Koicha: 85°C water, 4g matcha, 30ml water, knead until glossy. Hot latte: 4g matcha with 40ml 70°C water, add 180ml steamed milk. Iced latte: same matcha base over ice with 180ml cold milk.", "harvest_per_tezumi": "Harvested May 2025 via hand-picking and handheld machine methods", "ratings_per_tezumi": "5-star average with 49 customer reviews" }
Research notes
PRODUCT PAGE UNREACHABLE: multiple attempts to fetch the official tea-and-coffee.shop product page for Kiku no Sono (item IDs 000000000116, 000000000753, 000000000794) all returned HTTP 404, despite these URLs appearing indexed in Google search results with matching titles. This may indicate the SKU was recently pulled from the live site (out of stock/discontinued) after being indexed. matchalavie.com and japanesetaste.com do not currently list this product either (matchalavie's product URL for it also 404'd on fetch). Data here is reconstructed from Google's cached search snippet (in Japanese, quoted verbatim above) plus two third-party retailer pages (sayweee.com and tezumi.com), which is a lower-confidence source than a direct fetch. The tezumi.com cultivar claim (Samidori/Okumidori blend) is NOT confirmed by any official Morihan source and should be treated as unverified.
