LIMITED EDITION: NISHIO MATCHA COLLECTION

Name: LIMITED EDITION: NISHIO MATCHA COLLECTION
Brand: Whisk Matcha
Price: 56 USD

Ceremonial, sourced from Nishio, Samidori cultivar

SweetUmamiGrassyNutty

From $56.00 (30g)

~$1.87 per gram

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Grade

Ceremonial

Cultivar

Samidori

Region

Nishio

Certification

Organic

Price in context

At $1.87 per gram, it costs more than 81% of the other 969 matchas in the database with a confirmed price and size. Among the 36 Nishio matchas with a confirmed price, the median is $0.74 per gram, and this one is roughly 2.5× the regional median. Among Whisk Matcha's 7 matchas with a confirmed price, this is the 6th-cheapest per gram.

Compared across 970 products with a confirmed price and size, with yen, pound and euro prices converted to dollars. See how Nishio compares · How we research

Sourcing

Nishio, Japan

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Tasting notes

To read our sourcing story HERE. When you purchase from small independant tea farmers in Japan, your purchase makes a positive impact on the livelihood of the independant tea farmers! Matcha line-up from Kondo san's tea farm: Inari 稲荷：Top grade matcha full of umami and well balanced vegetal & nuttiness. An artful blend of Asahi cultivar & Samidori cultivar. Great for KOICHA & USUCHA (2g to 80ml - 100ml of water). 30g/$78 Nishio Midori 西緑：Single cultivar Tsuyu Hikari. Very flavorful with so many familiar notes hitting the palate! It starts with a hint of umami, goes straight to a hint of bitterness & astringency but fast disappearing, leaving with a mellow sweetness to linger. Such a beautifu

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 — $56.00

30g — $42.00

30g — $35.00

30g — $62.00

30g — $42.00

30g — $35.00

100g — $56.00

Full details

Everything disclosed on the product page (4 fields)▾

Size: Inari from Shikouen 30g in pouch; Nishi Midori from Shikouen 30g in pouch; Chiyoka from Shikouen 30g in pouch; Kiju no Mukashi from AOI seicha 30g in tin; Tsukumo no Shiro from AOI seicha 30g in tin; Haruka from AOI seicha 30g in tin; Soushun no Kaori 30g in tin; Nishio Patisserie Matcha 100g in resealable pouch; Whisk Original Tin (no matcha)
Price Cad: Inari from Shikouen 30g in pouch: C$56.00; Nishi Midori from Shikouen 30g in pouch: C$42.00; Chiyoka from Shikouen 30g in pouch: C$35.00; Kiju no Mukashi from AOI seicha 30g in tin: C$62.00; Tsukumo no Shiro from AOI seicha 30g in tin: C$42.00; Haruka from AOI seicha 30g in tin: C$35.00; Soushun no Kaori 30g in tin: C$35.00; Nishio Patisserie Matcha 100g in resealable pouch: C$56.00; Whisk Original Tin (no matcha): C$9.00
Price Note: Prices as listed in the brand's own storefront in CAD.
Description: To read our sourcing story HERE . When you purchase from small independant tea farmers in Japan, your purchase makes a positive impact on the livelihood of the independant tea farmers! Matcha line-up from Kondo san's tea farm: Inari 稲荷： Top grade matcha full of umami and well balanced vegetal & nuttiness. An artful blend of Asahi cultivar & Samidori cultivar. Great for KOICHA & USUCHA (2g to 80ml - 100ml of water). 30g/$78 Nishio Midori 西緑： Single cultivar Tsuyu Hikari. Very flavorful with so many familiar notes hitting the palate! It starts with a hint of umami, goes straight to a hint of bitterness & astringency but fast disappearing, leaving with a mellow sweetness to linger. Such a beautiful tea! Great for Usucha (2g to 80ml - 100ml of water). 30g/$58 Chiyoka 千代香： An artful blend of Samidori & Goko cultivar. More espresso-like and subtle earthiness, but not unpleasant. Great for Usucha & a mellow matcha latte. 30g/$48 Matcha line-up from AOI seicha: . Kiju no Mukashi (葵寿の昔)： top KOICHA grade matcha full of aroma & umami; the first sip was on the grassy side but the more sips taken in the beautiful notes of sunflower seeds coming out. We prepared this as KOICHA (5g to 50ml) at our Nishio tasting workshop and it was actually well-received. 30g/$98 Tsukumo no Shiro (白の城)： an entry level Usucha grade of AOI seicha. A bright & flavorful blends suitable for both Usucha & matcha lattes. The earthiness & astringency finish balances well with milk, yet still enjoyable on its own. 30g/$58 Haruka (春香)： Limited organic Spring blend - fresh & floral with a gentle touch of wet earth & freshly mown grass. Great for both Usucha & Lattes 30g/$48 Soushun no Kaori (早春の香り)： Limited organic Spring blend - slightly less umami than Haruka, yet carries the same fresh & floral notes. Great for both Usucha & Lattes 30g/$48 Nishio Patisserie ( パティスリー )100g: high grade "culinary" matcha from Nishio with a vibrant green color that's better than most Ceremonial matcha out there. It does have a grassier & floral taste with a gentle dark chocolate & nutty finish, yet blends with milk so harmoniously!

Research notes

Imported 2026-10-06 from the brand's own Shopify storefront feed (https://whiskmatcha.ca/products.json); description is the brand's own copy. Archived prices are CAD as listed on that storefront; current prices are re-scraped from the live product page where the site allows it. Not individually hand-verified beyond the feed.