What is Kettl's full matcha price range per gram?
Kettl's lineup runs $0.75/g (Uji Homare, latte-grade) to $6.60/g (Gokasho Blended) across 26 tracked blends. Three tiers: everyday and latte ($0.75–$1.15/g), mid-ceremonial and organic single-origin ($1.22–$2.30/g), premium single-cultivar ($3.15–$6.60/g). In-stock range as of May 2026: $0.75–$6.60/g.
Which Kettl matcha is the best value under $2 per gram?
Kettl Hakusan ($1.00/g, Yame origin): umami 8, bitterness 3, sweetness 6, body 8. Sweet, dense, low-bitterness for the price — the strongest Kettl value under $2/g. Kettl Suiteki ($1.00/g, Nishio): umami 7, body 8, sweetness 7 — equally priced, slightly less umami. Seion ($1.22/g, Nishio): well-balanced step-up. Satsuma Organic Saemidori ($1.75/g, Kagoshima): single-cultivar organic, umami 7, body 7.
What are Kettl's premium single-cultivar prices?
Premium tier, in stock as of May 2026: Shirakawa Samidori ($3.50/g, umami 8, bitter 2, body 8), Gokasho Organic Samidori ($3.75/g, umami 8, bitter 2, body 8), Shirakawa Asahi ($3.95/g, umami 9, bitter 2, body 9) — the standout at this tier; at thick preparation Asahi has a creamy, almost broth-like weight that body 9 doesn't fully convey in isolation. Gokasho Organic Saemidori ($4.85/g, umami 8, bitter 2, body 8), Gokasho Organic Uji Hikari ($5.05/g, umami 8, body 8), Gokasho Blended ($6.60/g, umami 8). Out of stock: Kiwami ($3.50/g, umami 10, body 10 — highest scores in our database; the only matcha we've tracked where sweetness and density arrive together as something genuinely complete) and Shirakawa Gokou ($3.15/g, umami 9, body 9). Set alerts on both.
How does Kettl's pricing compare to Ippodo and Marukyu at equivalent quality levels?
At entry ceremonial, Kettl is roughly priced with Ippodo and Marukyu. The telling comparison at mid-tier: Kettl Kohata ($2.30/g, umami 7, body 7) versus Ippodo Ummon-no-Mukashi ($2.25/g, umami 9, body 9). Ummon costs $0.05/g less and scores two points higher on both umami and body. Kettl earns its premium in the $3.50+/g single-cultivar tier — those blends have no direct Ippodo or Marukyu equivalent available in the US at those gram prices.