Kettl Shirakawa Asahi review
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Product Details
- Brand
- Kettl
- Origin
- Shirakawa, Uji, Kyoto
- Grade
- Ceremonial
- Cultivars
- Asahi
- Sizes
- 20g, 40g
- Description
Buttered Greens, Meringue, French radish
Expert Review
By Matcha Spot Team
TL;DR
Kettl's notes: buttered greens, meringue, French radish. Single-origin Asahi at a much more accessible price than Tokichi's premium lots.
Overview
Kettl has been pushing single-origin matcha into the US market for a few years. This is one of their more interesting picks at the $4 to $5 per gram range. Same cultivar and growing area as Tokichi's premium Hatsu-Mukashi, just sourced and priced differently.
Flavor
The Kettl team's notes are surprisingly accurate. There's a meringue-like creamy sweetness, vegetal that reads as cooked greens, and a faint root-vegetable bite from the radish character. Umami is full, bitterness absent.
Verdict
Holds up either way. Koicha gives you the depth; usucha lets the radish and meringue notes come through more clearly. If you want to taste what Shirakawa Asahi does without paying competition-tier prices, this is where to start.
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Asahi cultivar fans, this is your matcha
If you're already a Mumon person you should also be a Shirakawa Asahi person. Same cultivar, different farm, slightly different result. Kettl's version is sweeter than Horii's (the buttered-greens framing is accurate) but you still get that ultra-refined depth that single-cultivar Asahi has. As koicha it's velvety. I rotate this with Tenju now.
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