Matcha Similar to Kettl Kouya
Kettl Kouya is a premium-grade matcha from Shiga with a umami-forward flavor profile, made from Blend cultivar. Here are 8 matcha powders with similar characteristics, ranked by overall similarity across flavor, grade, price, and origin.
Comparing against
Kettl Kouya
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
Tezumi Hika
Slightly less bitter, slightly more astringent, same Shiga origin
Tezumi Rikyū
Slightly less bitter, slightly more astringent, Nukata, Aichi origin
Horii Shichimeien Homare no Mukashi
Slightly less bitter, Uji, Kyoto origin
DōMatcha Summer Harvest Organic
Slightly more astringent, Kagoshima origin
DōMatcha Summer Harvest
Slightly more astringent, Kagoshima origin
Horii Shichimeien Shichimei no Mukashi
Slightly more umami, slightly less bitter, Uji, Kyoto origin
Kettl Ryokka
Slightly less bitter, Ogura, Uji, Kyoto origin
Kettl Kasumi
Slightly less bitter, Tsuchiyama, Shiga origin
Flavor comparison
| Flavor | Kouya (source)Kettl | HikaTezumi | RikyūTezumi | Homare no MukashiHorii Shichimeien | Summer Harvest OrganicDōMatcha | Summer HarvestDōMatcha | Shichimei no MukashiHorii Shichimeien | RyokkaKettl | KasumiKettl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umami | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0+1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Bitter | 3.0 | 2.5-0.5 | 2.5-0.5 | 2.0-1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0-1.0 | 2.0-1.0 | 2.0-1.0 |
| Astringent | 2.0 | 2.5+0.5 | 2.5+0.5 | 2.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 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 |
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