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
Soar Organics Yabukita Single Cultivar Matcha
Slightly more astringent, Miyazaki origin
Den's Tea Usucha Uji
Slightly more sweet, Uji origin
Kettl Satsuma Organic Saemidori
Slightly more umami, slightly less bitter, Satsuma, Kagoshima origin
Rocky's Matcha Dreamin' Man Ceremonial Blend
Slightly more umami, slightly less bitter, Kyoto origin
Hoshino Seichaen Hoshi no Tsuyu
Slightly less bitter, slightly more sweet, Yame, Fukuoka origin
Flavor comparison
| Flavor | Meiryoku (source)River & Stone Tea | Shuichiro Sakamoto Organic SaemidoriKettl | YabukitaRiver & Stone Tea | MiyamakaoriRiver & Stone Tea | Yabukita Single Cultivar MatchaSoar Organics | Usucha UjiDen's Tea | Satsuma Organic SaemidoriKettl | Dreamin' Man Ceremonial BlendRocky's Matcha | Hoshi no TsuyuHoshino Seichaen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umami | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0+1.0 | 4.0+1.0 | 3.0 |
| Bitter | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0-1.0 | 2.0-1.0 | 2.0-1.0 |
| Astringent | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Sweet | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0+1.0 |