Yabukita Single Cultivar Matcha
sourced from Shizuoka, Yabukita cultivar
SweetUmamiDelicateAstringent
$35.00
The price is confirmed, but package size isn't stated anywhere on the page, so we can't show a per-gram figure.
View product→Cultivar
Yabukita
Region
Shizuoka
Certification
Organic
Sourcing
Shizuoka, Japan
View the full sourcing map →Tasting notes
Deep green in color - soft and mild with naturally balanced sweetness and umami
5/5
4/5
1/5
Composition
EGCG
77 mg/g
Yabukita cultivar — Shimadzu Corp. / NARO joint HPLC analysis, Application News No. L583 (2020) — Yabukita cultivar, 7.70 g/100g EGCG
Full details
Everything disclosed on the product page (19 fields)▾
- Price
- $35.00 USD (product page); one independent web search summary separately reported '$34.00' for this product — see contradiction note
- Availability Status
- Sold out
- Size
- 30g
- Cultivar
- 100% Yabukita cultivar (unblended, single cultivar)
- Region
- Shizuoka, Japan
- Grade Quality Claims
- 'Top-quality with extra firing or deeper roast (火入れ)' — extra firing described elsewhere (search context) as undertaken 'to reduce astringency and vegetal taste'
- Processing
- Traditionally stone milled
- Freshness Claim
- Freshly prepared and shipped in small batches
- Certifications
- Not explicitly stated as organic-certified on this product page
- Tasting Notes
- Deep green in color - soft and mild with naturally balanced sweetness and umami
- Flavor Profile Gauges
- { "umami": "5/5", "sweetness": "4/5", "astringency": "1/5" }
- Awards Credentials
- Blended by 'the winner of the Japanese Tea Olympics'; 'prepared for us by the winner of the 46th Japanese Ministry of Agriculture Tea Competition (2016)'
- Packaging
- Tin container
- Review Rating
- 4.9 stars
- Review Count
- 27
- Shipping Usa
- 5-7 days from Atlanta hub via DHL/USPS
- Shipping International
- 14-21 days
- Free Shipping Threshold
- Free shipping on orders $60+
- Storage Instructions
- Refrigerate matcha after opening
Research notes
Currently sold out. Positioned as a single-cultivar, limited small-batch product with extra firing/deeper roast processing intended to reduce astringency, distinguishing it from the blended Shizuoka Matcha (which also uses Yabukita as one of two cultivars).
