Matcha Similar to River & Stone Tea Samidori
River & Stone Tea Samidori is a ceremonial-grade matcha from Wazuka, Kyoto with a umami-forward flavor profile, made from Samidori cultivar. Here are 8 matcha powders with similar characteristics, ranked by overall similarity across flavor, grade, price, and origin.
Comparing against
River & Stone Tea Samidori
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
River & Stone Tea Mill City Blend
Same Wazuka, Kyoto origin
Chazoku Single Cultivar Samidori
Slightly less bitter, Kagoshima origin
River & Stone Tea Gokou
Same Wazuka, Kyoto origin
FKRO Samidori Limited Reserve Matcha
Slightly less bitter, slightly more sweet, Higashi-Sonogi, Nagasaki origin
Hoshino Seichaen Seiho
Yame, Fukuoka origin
Kettl Shirakawa Samidori
Slightly more umami, slightly less sweet, Shirakawa, Uji origin
Hoshino Seichaen Yame no Hana
Yame, Fukuoka origin
Hoshino Seichaen Ike no Shiro
Yame, Fukuoka origin
Flavor comparison
| Flavor | Samidori (source)River & Stone Tea | Mill City BlendRiver & Stone Tea | Single Cultivar SamidoriChazoku | GokouRiver & Stone Tea | Samidori Limited Reserve MatchaFKRO | SeihoHoshino Seichaen | Shirakawa SamidoriKettl | Yame no HanaHoshino Seichaen | Ike no ShiroHoshino Seichaen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umami | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0+1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Bitter | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0-1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0-1.0 | 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 | 4.0+1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0-1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |