Matcha Similar to Ippodo Tea New Year's Matcha 2026
Ippodo Tea New Year's Matcha 2026 is a premium-grade matcha from Uji with a umami-forward flavor profile, made from Unknown cultivar. Here are 8 matcha powders with similar characteristics, ranked by overall similarity across flavor, grade, price, and origin.
Comparing against
Ippodo Tea New Year's Matcha 2026
premium|Uji|$1.90/g
Umami
3
Bitter
2
Astringent
2
Sweet
3
How we find similar matcha
Each matcha is scored across five dimensions: flavor profile similarity (50% weight), grade match (20%), price proximity (15%), shared cultivars (10%), and origin match (5%). Products from the same brand are slightly deprioritized to help you discover new options.
Top 8 alternatives
Nakamura Tokichi Global Matcha Premium
premiumSame grade
Same Uji origin
New Year's Matcha 2026Matcha Premium
Umami3 vs 3
Bitter2 vs 2
Astringent2 vs 2
Sweet3 vs 3
$1.70/g
View detailsMarukyu Koyamaen Eiju
premiumSame grade
Same Uji origin
New Year's Matcha 2026Eiju
Umami3 vs 3
Bitter2 vs 2
Astringent2 vs 2
Sweet3 vs 3
$1.48/g9.5/10 (1)
View detailsYamamasa Koyamaen Ogurayama
premiumSame grade
Same Uji origin
New Year's Matcha 2026Ogurayama
Umami3 vs 3
Bitter2 vs 2
Astringent2 vs 2
Sweet3 vs 3
$1.17/g8.5/10 (2)
View detailsKanbayashi Shunsho Usucha Konomi No Shiro
premiumSame grade
Same Uji origin
New Year's Matcha 2026Usucha Konomi No Shiro
Umami3 vs 3
Bitter2 vs 2
Astringent2 vs 2
Sweet3 vs 3
$0.92/g
View detailsMarukyu Koyamaen Yugen
premiumSame grade
Same Uji origin
New Year's Matcha 2026Yugen
Umami3 vs 3
Bitter2 vs 2
Astringent2 vs 2
Sweet3 vs 3
$0.80/g8.0/10 (3)
View detailsNakamura Tokichi Global Hiroha-No-Shiro
premiumSame grade
Same Uji origin
New Year's Matcha 2026Hiroha-No-Shiro
Umami3 vs 3
Bitter2 vs 2
Astringent2 vs 2
Sweet3 vs 3
$0.73/g
View detailsKanbayashi Shunsho Usucha Biwa No Shiro
premiumSame grade
Same Uji origin
New Year's Matcha 2026Usucha Biwa No Shiro
Umami3 vs 3
Bitter2 vs 2
Astringent2 vs 2
Sweet3 vs 3
$0.59/g
View detailsMarukyu Koyamaen Isuzu
premiumSame grade
Same Uji origin
New Year's Matcha 2026Isuzu
Umami3 vs 3
Bitter2 vs 2
Astringent2 vs 2
Sweet3 vs 3
$0.55/g8.5/10 (2)
View detailsFlavor comparison
| Flavor | New Year's Matcha 2026 (source)Ippodo Tea | Matcha PremiumNakamura Tokichi Global | EijuMarukyu Koyamaen | OgurayamaYamamasa Koyamaen | Usucha Konomi No ShiroKanbayashi Shunsho | YugenMarukyu Koyamaen | Hiroha-No-ShiroNakamura Tokichi Global | Usucha Biwa No ShiroKanbayashi Shunsho | IsuzuMarukyu Koyamaen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umami | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Bitter | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Astringent | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Sweet | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |