Matcha Similar to River & Stone Tea Meiryoku
River & Stone Tea Meiryoku is a ceremonial-grade matcha from Wazuka, Kyoto with a umami-forward flavor profile, made from Meiryoku cultivar. Here are 8 matcha powders with similar characteristics, ranked by overall similarity across flavor, grade, price, and origin.
Comparing against
River & Stone Tea Meiryoku
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
Kettl Shuichiro Sakamoto Organic Saemidori
Shibushi, Kagoshima origin
River & Stone Tea Yabukita
Slightly more sweet, same Wazuka, Kyoto origin
River & Stone Tea Miyamakaori
Slightly more astringent, same Wazuka, Kyoto origin
Encha Encha Okumidori Limited Edition Reserve
Slightly more umami, Kagoshima origin
Rebel Bunny Sayamakaori from Miyazaki
Slightly more astringent, Kobayashi, Miyazaki origin
Soar Organics Yabukita Single Cultivar Matcha
Slightly more astringent, Miyazaki origin
Den's Tea Usucha Uji
Slightly more sweet, Uji, Kyoto origin
Hokoen Eiraku
Slightly more astringent, Uji, Kyoto origin
Flavor comparison
| Flavor | Meiryoku (source)River & Stone Tea | Shuichiro Sakamoto Organic SaemidoriKettl | YabukitaRiver & Stone Tea | MiyamakaoriRiver & Stone Tea | Encha Okumidori Limited Edition ReserveEncha | Sayamakaori from MiyazakiRebel Bunny | Yabukita Single Cultivar MatchaSoar Organics | Usucha UjiDen's Tea | EirakuHokoen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umami | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0+1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Bitter | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Astringent | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0+1.0 |
| Sweet | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 2.0 |