CeremonialIzumi no Shiro
Ceremonial, sourced from Kyoto, Okumidori cultivar
From $44.57 (40g)
~$1.11 per gram
Grade
Ceremonial
Cultivar
Okumidori
Region
Kyoto
Sourcing
Kyoto, Japan
View the full sourcing map →Tasting notes
4/5
3/5
5/5 (brilliant green)
5/5 (very smooth)
Clean, bright, distinctly green character expressing Okumidori cultivar without blending interference; fresh-cut grass, young pea, subtle saltiness, slight astringency resolving into natural sweetness; medium sweetness, medium toastiness, weak bitterness
Composition
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)
Pricing as disclosed
Full details
Everything disclosed on the product page (19 fields)▾
- Price
- ¥6,980 regular price for 40g can (¥175/g unit price)
- Sizes
- [ "40g can (1.4oz)", "10 x 40g multipack", "250g resealable bags", "1kg (4 x 250g bags, on-demand production)" ]
- Grade
- Premium Ceremonial Grade
- Harvest Timing
- May (First Flush / Spring)
- Processing
- Stone mill ground
- Region
- Grown in Kyoto and surrounding regions; refined in Kyotanabe, Kyoto
- Cultivar
- Single-cultivar Okumidori (per broader product description across retailers)
- Name Meaning
- 'White of the Wellspring'
- Tasting Scores
- { "umami": "4/5", "astringency": "3/5", "color": "5/5 (brilliant green)", "texture": "5/5 (very smooth)" }
- Tasting Notes Descriptive
- Clean, bright, distinctly green character expressing Okumidori cultivar without blending interference; fresh-cut grass, young pea, subtle saltiness, slight astringency resolving into natural sweetness; medium sweetness, medium toastiness, weak bitterness
- Best Use
- Usucha (thin tea); also noted as good for lattes and sparkling beverages due to strong taste, velvety consistency and frothability
- Producer
- Shogyokuen, family business established 1827
- Ceo Credential
- CEO Hiroshi Kobayashi, Level 10 tea appraisal (one of 13 in Japan, sole one in Kyoto)
- Ingredients
- Green tea only
- Net Weight
- 40g / 1.4oz
- Shelf Life
- 6 months unopened; optimal tasting within 6 weeks after opening (per broader search description; not fully re-verified word-for-word in the Yunomi fetch excerpt)
- Availability Notes
- Preorder available; usually ready 2-4 days for pickup
- Certifications
- None disclosed
- Reviews Ratings
- None shown in fetched excerpt
Research notes
Yunomi.life listing #0627.K6 used as primary source. Single-cultivar Okumidori claim and the 6-month/6-week shelf-life figures were drawn from the broader search-result description (consistent with a retailer summary of the same product) rather than confirmed verbatim in the Yunomi fetch excerpt alone — flagged for the reader's awareness rather than as a confirmed contradiction.
