Matcha Similar to River & Stone Tea Yabukita
River & Stone Tea Yabukita is a ceremonial-grade matcha from Wazuka, Kyoto with a umami-forward flavor profile, made from Yabukita cultivar. Here are 8 matcha powders with similar characteristics, ranked by overall similarity across flavor, grade, price, and origin.
Comparing against
River & Stone Tea Yabukita
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
Den's Tea Usucha Uji
Uji origin
Den's Tea Usucha Honyama
Slightly less bitter, Honyama, Shizuoka origin
Den's Tea Matcha Usucha
Slightly less bitter, Nishio, Aichi origin
Soar Organics Yabukita Single Cultivar Matcha
Slightly more astringent, slightly less sweet, Miyazaki origin
River & Stone Tea Jingshan "High Mountain" Yabukita
Slightly more umami, slightly less bitter, Jingshan, Zhejiang, China origin
Soar Organics Uji Ceremonial Matcha
Slightly more umami, slightly less bitter, Uji, Kyoto origin
River & Stone Tea Meiryoku
Slightly less sweet, same Wazuka, Kyoto origin
River & Stone Tea Wild Yabukita
Slightly more umami, less bitter, slightly less astringent, slightly more sweet, same Wazuka, Kyoto origin
Flavor comparison
| Flavor | Yabukita (source)River & Stone Tea | Usucha UjiDen's Tea | Usucha HonyamaDen's Tea | Matcha UsuchaDen's Tea | Yabukita Single Cultivar MatchaSoar Organics | Jingshan "High Mountain" YabukitaRiver & Stone Tea | Uji Ceremonial MatchaSoar Organics | MeiryokuRiver & Stone Tea | Wild YabukitaRiver & Stone Tea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umami | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0+1.0 | 4.0+1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0+1.0 |
| Bitter | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0-1.0 | 2.0-1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0-1.0 | 2.0-1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0-2.0 |
| Astringent | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0-1.0 |
| Sweet | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0-1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0-1.0 | 4.0+1.0 |
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