Koicha (thick)Mare - Uji Matcha
Koicha (thick), sourced from Uji, Samidori cultivar
$48.00 (20g)
~$2.40 per gram
Grade
Koicha (thick)
Cultivar
Samidori
Region
Uji
Price in context
At $2.40 per gram, it costs more than 88% of the other 969 matchas in the database with a confirmed price and size. Among the 353 Uji matchas with a confirmed price, the median is $1.28 per gram, and this one is roughly 1.9× the regional median. Among Tezumi's 51 matchas with a confirmed price, this is the 34th-cheapest per gram.
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Sourcing
Uji, Japan
View the full sourcing map →Tasting notes
Sweetness: highlighted; Umami: highlighted; Aroma: moderate; Astringency: moderate; Bitterness: lower
Pricing as disclosed
Full details
Everything disclosed on the product page (15 fields)▾
- Price
- $48.00
- Size
- 20g
- Producer
- Arita Sansuien
- Region
- Uji, Kyoto (specifically Jōyō, Hachiman, Kumiyama, Ide, Wazuka)
- Cultivar Blend
- Samidori (hand and machine-picked), Asahi (hand-picked), Uji-Hikari (hand-picked), Okumidori (machine-picked)
- Harvest
- April-May 2025
- Picking Method
- Hand and machine-picked
- Shading Duration
- 25-58 days
- Description
- This velvety koicha has notes of cashews and cream and is blended from top-grade hand-picked and machine-picked tencha (page rendered as "chashews", corrected reading is likely "cashews"). Undergoes gentle drying and heating over binchotan charcoal, a traditional practice now almost extinct in Japan. The name Mare means "Rarity."
- Flavor Profile
- Sweetness: highlighted; Umami: highlighted; Aroma: moderate; Astringency: moderate; Bitterness: lower
- Recommended Uses
- Baking, Latte, Usucha, Koicha (most concentrated recommended preparation)
- Brewing Koicha
- 85°C (185°F) water, 4g matcha to 30ml water; knead in circular motion until smooth and glossy
- Brewing Usucha
- 70°C (158°F) water, 2g matcha to 70ml water; whisk briskly back-and-forth for about 20 seconds
- Review Rating
- 5 stars, 2 reviews
- Producer Background
- Founded 1949 by Arita Heiichi; specializes in sourcing and finishing high-quality tencha through traditional binchotan charcoal drying methods; currently headed by Arita Ippei; sources from award-winning farmers like Kikuoka Yuuichi
Research notes
The tasting note word rendered as "chashews" appears to be a typo/OCR artifact for "cashews" on the fetched page; reproduced with a corrective note rather than silently altered. No certifications, ingredients, shelf life, or packaging details disclosed.
