Transparency
Affiliate Disclosure
A clear statement of how Yuri Matcha handles commercial relationships, affiliate commissions, and the separation between editorial content and monetization.
Affiliate Commission Disclosure
Yuri Matcha participates in affiliate marketing programs. Some links on this site are affiliate links — when you click them and make a qualifying purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. These commissions help fund the research, tasting, and editorial work that makes this site possible.
How Affiliate Links Work
Affiliate links are standard product URLs with a tracking code appended. They take you to the same product page you would reach without the tracking code, at the same price. The retailer credits us a small percentage of the sale if you complete a purchase.
Affiliate links are identified by the presence of tracking parameters in the URL (e.g., ref=yurimatcha or similar). In the future, we may add explicit “affiliate link” labels adjacent to outbound product links.
We currently participate in affiliate programs with selected matcha retailers. The specific retailers and programs in use are listed in the section below and updated as they change.
Current Affiliate Programs
As of the last update to this page, Yuri Matcha participates in or is evaluating the following affiliate programs:
Kettl
Direct affiliate program. Commission on qualifying purchases through kettl.co links.
Amazon Associates
Under consideration for products available primarily through Amazon.
This list is updated when programs are added, changed, or discontinued. Last reviewed: March 2026.
How Affiliate Status Does Not Affect Editorial Content
Scores are set before links are added
Editorial scores and verdicts are finalized before any affiliate link is added to a page. The scoring process has no knowledge of whether a product has an affiliate program.
No affiliate program = same treatment
Products without affiliate programs receive the same editorial attention as those with programs. Brands are not penalized or rewarded for affiliate participation in their editorial scores.
Negative verdicts remain published
If a tasting produces a poor score or a 'skip if' verdict, that verdict is published regardless of whether the brand has an affiliate relationship with us. We do not suppress negative reviews to protect commissions.
Gifted samples are disclosed
If a product was provided as a sample for review, this is noted in the tasting notes for that blend. Gifted samples do not guarantee coverage, a positive score, or any modification to the standard tasting protocol.
“Temporarily Unavailable” & “Not Enough Evidence”
Two special states appear on blend pages that are sometimes misunderstood in the context of affiliate relationships:
Temporarily Unavailable
This status means we cannot currently confirm that the product is in stock at any verified retailer. It does not reflect a negative editorial judgment. Some premium matcha blends sell out seasonally or are produced in limited quantities. We update availability status when we can confirm current stock.
Not Enough Evidence to Rate
This label on flavor scores means we have not completed a tasting under our standardized protocol and cannot locate a verified third-party tasting note. It is an honest admission of a gap in our data. It has no relation to whether the product has an affiliate link. We prefer to publish unscored pages rather than fabricate ratings.