Organic Matcha Asanoka

Name: Organic Matcha Asanoka
Brand: Palais des Thés
Price: 50 USD

Ceremonial, sourced from Kagoshima, Asanoka cultivar

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$50.00 (30g)

~$1.67 per gram

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Grade

Ceremonial

Cultivar

Asanoka

Region

Kagoshima

Certification

Organic

Price in context

At $1.67 per gram, it costs more than 75% of the other 969 matchas in the database with a confirmed price and size. Among the 92 Kagoshima matchas with a confirmed price, the median is $0.90 per gram, and this one is roughly 1.9× the regional median. Among Palais des Thés' 8 matchas with a confirmed price, this is the 6th-cheapest per gram.

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Sourcing

Kagoshima, Japan

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Tasting notes

bright jade green

creamy

sweet and umami

vegetal nuances

fresh, complex bouquet, with its intense umami blending with a smooth texture for a highly elegant tasting experience

Composition

L-theanine

24.31 mg/g

Ceremonial-grade published estimate — Goto et al., upper-grade matcha samples, Tea Research Report No.80:23-28 (1994)

EGCG

59.3 mg/g

Ceremonial-grade published estimate — Goto et al., upper-grade matcha samples, Tea Research Report No.83:21-28 (1996)

Pricing as disclosed

30g — $50.00

Full details

Everything disclosed on the product page (15 fields)▾

Price: $50.00
Size Packaging: 30g Box (metal tin)
Grade Tier: 'Japanese powdered green tea – Ceremony grade'; ceremonial
Certifications: [ "USDA Organic certified" ]
Cultivar: Not explicitly named on the page despite the product being named 'Asanoka' (Asanoka is itself a cultivar name used elsewhere on the Palais des Thés site, e.g. as one of two cultivars in Kokoro Matcha, but this product's own page does not explicitly state 'this matcha is made from the Asanoka cultivar' in so many words — it does describe the tea as a single-cultivar product without re-naming the cultivar in body text)
Region Farm: Kagoshima, Japan
Brewing Instructions: { "quantity": "1 teaspoon (or 2 spatulas)", "water_temperature": "70°C / 160°F", "water_amount": "1.7 fl oz", "listed_spec_field": "'Infusion Time: 15\"' (listed as a spec, though the actual instructions describe whisking to a froth rather than a timed steep — likely a spec-sheet carryover field rather than a true steep time)", "method": "Whisk vigorously in a zigzag motion until a thick froth forms", "latte_option": "Optional milk addition suggested" }
Tasting Notes: { "color": "bright jade green", "texture": "creamy", "flavor": "sweet and umami", "notes": "vegetal nuances", "description": "fresh, complex bouquet, with its intense umami blending with a smooth texture for a highly elegant tasting experience" }
Recommended Time Of Day: All day long
Storage Shelf Life: Refrigerate after opening to preserve quality (specific day count not given on this page, unlike the 45-day figure given for several other matchas)
Shipping: Free shipping on orders over $55
Harvest Timing: Not disclosed
Ingredients List: Not disclosed
Awards: Not disclosed
Review Ratings: Not disclosed / no ratings or review count visible on page

Research notes

Highest-detail single-region product but notably does NOT explicitly restate the cultivar name in the body copy despite the product itself being named after the Asanoka cultivar, and does not give a specific 45-day (or other) shelf-life count post-opening the way several other matchas on the site do.