Just 1.7 kg were carefully handpicked and steamed for 10 minutes. After rolling for 6.5 hours, just 300 grams were produced.
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\nIngredients: Green tea
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\nCultivar: Kirari 31
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\nHarvest: April
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\nRegion: Sayama, Saitama
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Limited to one unit per person
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The Cultivar - Kirari 31
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The Kirari 31 is a cultivar that is receiving increasing attention in recent years. It was derived from a cross of Sakimidori (the mother or pollen parent) and Saemidori (the father or pollen parent. Saemidori itself a cross between Yabukita and Asatsuyu cultivars). The cultivar was first produced in 1994 with traits such as disease and cold resistance, good growth, and tea quality in mind, and indeed has shown very good resistance against frost so has been recommended to farmers cultivating at higher elevations. In general, the quality of tea made from the Kirari 31 is greater than that of Yabukita and compares with the umami level and color of Saemidori. Ready for harvest in general 3-4 days earlier than Yabukita, it has an excellent color (as you may be able to tell from the photo) with a mild flavor that is similar to Saemidori quality.
From 7-time Minister's Award Winning, 15th generation tea farmer Masahiro Okutomi (Okutomi Tea Garden, Sayama, Saitama), a single cultivar sencha green tea (Kirari 31) harvested on April 12, 2023, and rolled by hand for 6.5 hours.
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Just 1.7 kg were carefully handpicked and steamed for 10 minutes. After rolling for 6.5 hours, just 300 grams were produced.
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\nIngredients: Green tea
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\nCultivar: Kirari 31
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\nHarvest: April
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\nRegion: Sayama, Saitama
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Limited to one unit per person
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The Cultivar - Kirari 31
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The Kirari 31 is a cultivar that is receiving increasing attention in recent years. It was derived from a cross of Sakimidori (the mother or pollen parent) and Saemidori (the father or pollen parent. Saemidori itself a cross between Yabukita and Asatsuyu cultivars). The cultivar was first produced in 1994 with traits such as disease and cold resistance, good growth, and tea quality in mind, and indeed has shown very good resistance against frost so has been recommended to farmers cultivating at higher elevations. In general, the quality of tea made from the Kirari 31 is greater than that of Yabukita and compares with the umami level and color of Saemidori. Ready for harvest in general 3-4 days earlier than Yabukita, it has an excellent color (as you may be able to tell from the photo) with a mild flavor that is similar to Saemidori quality.
Tsuji-san creates a very small micro-lot of tencha leaves for submission to tea competitions each year. This limited edition version is grown under the same shading as the main batch of leaves, but is a careful hand picking of just a few kilograms of the very best of the best of these leaves while they are still young, then carefully processed and stone mill ground into matcha.
\nCultivar: Samidori 早緑 meaning “early green” (not to be confused with Saemidori 冴緑 meaning “young green”)
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\nCultivation: Cultivated using centuries-old traditional methods with the exception of plastic canopy shading instead of traditional reeds and straw. Tsuji-san also conducts soil analysis monthly and analysis of amino acid content in the leaf (which forms the umami flavor) annually to craft the best leaf year after year. Field used for competition grade tencha as well.
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\nHarvest: May (see variant info for year...in general leaves are aged for about 5 months before grinding is allowed so the newest harvest is released in Oct-Nov). Handpicked for maximum quality.
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\nProcessing: Steamed and dried in a traditional tencha oven. Carefully refined removing stems, veins before grinding.
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\nNet weight: 20g
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\nRegion: Uji, Kyoto
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About the Farmer
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Tsuji-sensei, a fifth generation tea farmer, is one of Japan’s top cultivators and producers of tencha, and his Asahi cultivar tea field has helped him win dozens awards over the years at the regional and national level. The accumulation of accolades have led to the prestigious Prime Minister’s Award for agriculture in 2017.
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Tsuji-san creates a very small micro-lot of tencha leaves for submission to tea competitions each year. This limited edition version is grown under the same shading as the main batch of leaves, but is a careful hand picking of just a few kilograms of the very best of the best of these leaves while they are still young, then carefully processed and stone mill ground into matcha.
\nCultivar: Samidori 早緑 meaning “early green” (not to be confused with Saemidori 冴緑 meaning “young green”)
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\nCultivation: Cultivated using centuries-old traditional methods with the exception of plastic canopy shading instead of traditional reeds and straw. Tsuji-san also conducts soil analysis monthly and analysis of amino acid content in the leaf (which forms the umami flavor) annually to craft the best leaf year after year. Field used for competition grade tencha as well.
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\nHarvest: May (see variant info for year...in general leaves are aged for about 5 months before grinding is allowed so the newest harvest is released in Oct-Nov). Handpicked for maximum quality.
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\nProcessing: Steamed and dried in a traditional tencha oven. Carefully refined removing stems, veins before grinding.
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\nNet weight: 20g
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\nRegion: Uji, Kyoto
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About the Farmer
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Tsuji-sensei, a fifth generation tea farmer, is one of Japan’s top cultivators and producers of tencha, and his Asahi cultivar tea field has helped him win dozens awards over the years at the regional and national level. The accumulation of accolades have led to the prestigious Prime Minister’s Award for agriculture in 2017.
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This blend of the best, handpicked leaves from farmer Hiraoka-san's tea fields also includes a slight amount of slightly withered leaves to create a complex, unique flavor profile with subtle notes of grape according the farmer.
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\nTime: 60 seconds
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Product Info
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\nRegion: Sayama, Saitama
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Producer Info
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\nCEO: Tadahito Hiraoka
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\nLocation: Sayama, Saitama
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This blend of the best, handpicked leaves from farmer Hiraoka-san's tea fields also includes a slight amount of slightly withered leaves to create a complex, unique flavor profile with subtle notes of grape according the farmer.
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Steeping Notes \n
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\nTea: 5 grams
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\nTime: 60 seconds
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\nWater: 70C/160F, 200 ml
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Use hotter temperature for more astringency, cooler temperature for more sweetness. Also take a look at our Steeping Techniques section for info on cold steeping and ice steeping, etc.
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Product Info
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\nIngredients: Green Tea
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\nCultivar: Blend of the youngest leaves from the garden
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Shaded for a few days before harvest
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\nHarvest: mid-April, handpicked
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\nRegion: Sayama, Saitama
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Producer Info
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\nName: Hiraoka Tea Garden
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\nCEO: Tadahito Hiraoka
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\nLocation: Sayama, Saitama
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\nEstablished: During the Edo Period (1600 - 1868, exact date unknown)
Expertly crafted to be more oxidized than withered green tea, but not nearly as oxidized as most oolongs, Bizenya's Master Tea Craftsman Keiichi Shimizu's Kohaku Platinum will take you on a journey of new aromatic sensations.
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Tasting Notes
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This tea is deliciously sweet; take a first sip, swallow, then breathe out slowly through you nose to taste the aroma of flowers in your throat. In comparison to the original Kohaku, Kohaku Platinum is a richer experience.
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Award winning
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The Kohaku Platinum was winner of the Grand Prize in the 2019-2020 Japanese Tea Selection held in Paris. Check out the scenes from the competition and award ceremony here (in a mix of French and Japanese!). Shimizu-san appears at 0:59.
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Production
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Kohaku is produced by withering (ichou 萎凋) hand-picked tea leaves from Shimizu-san's private tea garden to create the floral aroma. The secret of the aroma comes in part from the thicker leaves but also from the process of withering, in which the harvested tea leaves are carefully withered to enhance their scent.
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Harvested leaves are withered in the sun then withered further indoors
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The withered leaves are then pan fired using a method known as kamairi oolong tea manufacturing (釜炒り製烏龍茶製法) on specialized Taiwanese tea processing equipment. Finally, they are green roasted using the basket-firing method.
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Photos show pan-firing and rolling steps of production
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What’s different in the platinum version? The Kohaku Platinum tea leaves are all hand-picked at Shimizu-san’s own tea garden. Because the tea leaves are hand picked, you will find the tea leaves to be quite large - with thick tea leaves and long stems.
\nProduction notes: Hand-picked, grown without pesticides.
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\nNotes: In Japanese, Shimizu-san promotes this as a slightly oxidized tea that is neither green nor oolong. We have decided to use the term \"green oolong tea\". In addition, Bihakko 微発酵 literally means \"slightly fermented\" -- fermentation was thought to be the process of creating oolong and black teas in the past; we now know that the process is actually enzymatic oxidization like the browning of an apple after you slice it.
Expertly crafted to be more oxidized than withered green tea, but not nearly as oxidized as most oolongs, Bizenya's Master Tea Craftsman Keiichi Shimizu's Kohaku Platinum will take you on a journey of new aromatic sensations.
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Tasting Notes
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This tea is deliciously sweet; take a first sip, swallow, then breathe out slowly through you nose to taste the aroma of flowers in your throat. In comparison to the original Kohaku, Kohaku Platinum is a richer experience.
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Award winning
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The Kohaku Platinum was winner of the Grand Prize in the 2019-2020 Japanese Tea Selection held in Paris. Check out the scenes from the competition and award ceremony here (in a mix of French and Japanese!). Shimizu-san appears at 0:59.
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Production
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Kohaku is produced by withering (ichou 萎凋) hand-picked tea leaves from Shimizu-san's private tea garden to create the floral aroma. The secret of the aroma comes in part from the thicker leaves but also from the process of withering, in which the harvested tea leaves are carefully withered to enhance their scent.
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Harvested leaves are withered in the sun then withered further indoors
\n
The withered leaves are then pan fired using a method known as kamairi oolong tea manufacturing (釜炒り製烏龍茶製法) on specialized Taiwanese tea processing equipment. Finally, they are green roasted using the basket-firing method.
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Photos show pan-firing and rolling steps of production
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What’s different in the platinum version? The Kohaku Platinum tea leaves are all hand-picked at Shimizu-san’s own tea garden. Because the tea leaves are hand picked, you will find the tea leaves to be quite large - with thick tea leaves and long stems.
\nProduction notes: Hand-picked, grown without pesticides.
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\nNotes: In Japanese, Shimizu-san promotes this as a slightly oxidized tea that is neither green nor oolong. We have decided to use the term \"green oolong tea\". In addition, Bihakko 微発酵 literally means \"slightly fermented\" -- fermentation was thought to be the process of creating oolong and black teas in the past; we now know that the process is actually enzymatic oxidization like the browning of an apple after you slice it.
Awarded the Prix D'Argent (Silver Medal) at the Japanese Tea Selection Paris competition.
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Zenjyoji area, where the Nishide family is located, is a small district at the side of the Tawara River, a tributary of Uji River. The Zenjyoji temple was first built in 987, and the lands in this area was administered by the temple for centuries.
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Modern Heritage Grade, Matcha Kuwari uses only leaves from the region of Zenjyoji in Ujitawara. The family named it “KUWARI” which was the name of Zenjyoji before the middle of Heian era.
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Tencha tea leaves blended and refined by Nishide-san are then ground into fine matcha powder at his partner's matcha stone mill factory. Leaves themselves are shaded under modern canopy shading for some 40 days (varies from year to year) for extra rich savory umami flavor.
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\nName: Heritage Grade Uji Matcha Kuwari
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\nJapanese name: 久和利 宇治抹茶
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\nIngredients: Green tea
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\nHarvest: May depending on the year
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\nNotes: Canopy shading for 40 days. Ground by stone mill. Cultivated for EU pesticide residue standards.
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\nRegion: Ujitawara, Kyoto
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About the Vendor
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The Nishide Tea Factory is managed by husband and wife team, Takashi and Atsuko Nishide and their family. Established over 140 years ago, the Nishide family buys aracha tea (unrefined leaves) from severy partner tea farmers in Kyoto and surrounding prefectures, and refines them further to craft high quality tea leaves that are uniform in color and shape, and of course excellent in flavor.
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Awarded the Prix D'Argent (Silver Medal) at the Japanese Tea Selection Paris competition.
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Zenjyoji area, where the Nishide family is located, is a small district at the side of the Tawara River, a tributary of Uji River. The Zenjyoji temple was first built in 987, and the lands in this area was administered by the temple for centuries.
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Modern Heritage Grade, Matcha Kuwari uses only leaves from the region of Zenjyoji in Ujitawara. The family named it “KUWARI” which was the name of Zenjyoji before the middle of Heian era.
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Tencha tea leaves blended and refined by Nishide-san are then ground into fine matcha powder at his partner's matcha stone mill factory. Leaves themselves are shaded under modern canopy shading for some 40 days (varies from year to year) for extra rich savory umami flavor.
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\nName: Heritage Grade Uji Matcha Kuwari
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\nJapanese name: 久和利 宇治抹茶
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\nIngredients: Green tea
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\nHarvest: May depending on the year
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\nNotes: Canopy shading for 40 days. Ground by stone mill. Cultivated for EU pesticide residue standards.
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\nRegion: Ujitawara, Kyoto
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About the Vendor
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The Nishide Tea Factory is managed by husband and wife team, Takashi and Atsuko Nishide and their family. Established over 140 years ago, the Nishide family buys aracha tea (unrefined leaves) from severy partner tea farmers in Kyoto and surrounding prefectures, and refines them further to craft high quality tea leaves that are uniform in color and shape, and of course excellent in flavor.
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\nNet weight: 20g
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\nRegion: Uji, Kyoto
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About the Farmer
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\nProcessing: Steamed and dried in a traditional tencha oven. Carefully refined removing stems, veins before grinding.
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\nNet weight: 20g
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\nRegion: Uji, Kyoto
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\n3rd+ Steeping -Time: 30 sec. Water: 70C/158F degrees, 200 ml.\n
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Product Info
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\nIngredients: Green tea
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\nCultivar: Saemidori
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\nHarvest: Spring
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\nBatch: 4kg micro batch, handpicked
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\nFarm: Nakata Tea Garden
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\nPacking: Yunomi
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\nRegion: Ayabe Village, Kyoto, Japan
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\nSteaming: Regular
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Osada Tea helped us place bids at the 2024 National Tea Competition auction providing Yunomi Tea Enthusiasts access to the 2nd place winning Kabusecha cultivated by the tea farmers of the Nakata Tea Garden (両丹いきいきファーム) in Ayabe Village in northern Kyoto.
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The 2nd place award is the Ministry of Agriculture Farming Division Manager Award 農林水産省農産局長賞 at the National Tea Competition
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The farm has won many awards over the years at all levels of Japan's tea competitions including the National level.
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\n3rd+ Steeping -Time: 30 sec. Water: 70C/158F degrees, 200 ml.\n
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\nIngredients: Green tea
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\nCultivar: Saemidori
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\nHarvest: Spring
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\nBatch: 4kg micro batch, handpicked
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\nFarm: Nakata Tea Garden
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\nRegion: Ayabe Village, Kyoto, Japan
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The 5th place award is the 全国茶商工業協同組合連合会理事長賞 (Japan Tea Association Chairman's Award)
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The coop has won many awards over the years at all levels of Japan's tea competitions including the National level.
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Osada Tea helped us place bids at the 2024 National Tea Competition auction providing Yunomi Tea Enthusiasts access to the 5th place winning Kabusecha cultivated by the tea farmers of the Konishi Tea Coop in Ayabe Village in northern Kyoto.
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The 5th place award is the 全国茶商工業協同組合連合会理事長賞 (Japan Tea Association Chairman's Award)
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The coop has won many awards over the years at all levels of Japan's tea competitions including the National level.
\n2nd Steeping -Time: 10 sec. Water: 70C/158F degrees, 100 ml.\n
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\n3rd+ Steeping -Time: 30 sec. Water: 70C/158F degrees, 200 ml.\n
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Product Info
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\nIngredients: Green tea
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\nCultivar: Yabukita
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\nHarvest: Spring
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\nBatch: 4kg micro batch, handpicked
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\nFarm: Konishi Tea Coop
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\nRegion: Ayabe Village, Kyoto, Japan
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\nSteaming: Regular
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This field produced 2017's 71st All Japan National Tea Competition, Gyokuro Category winning gyokuro (Minister's Award). Tea farmer Masahiro Kuma's winning gyokuro submission in 2017 was the only tea that received a perfect 200 out of 200 points.
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In 2019, this gyokuro won the Japanese Tea Selection Paris Grand Prix (shown in photo). This contest is judged by French food critics/scholars and they will evaluate not just the taste and aroma but also the compatibility with French cuisine as well as the packaging. Some of the comments Kuma-san received indicated that it goes well with chocolate. In 2020 as well Tenkaichi won the Bronze Medal, and in 2021 and 2022, won the Gold Medal at this competition. In 2023, Tenkaichi won the Fortnum & Mason Best in Show Award and a Gold Medal at the Leafies held in the UK.
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In 2024, the Tenkaichi was placed 9th at the National Tea Competition with a score of 194 / 200 points.
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The Name
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The name \"Tenkaichi\" means \"number one under the heavens\" and is used by many Japanese tea brands as their top gyokuro. But in Kuma-san's case in 2017, his gyokuro was truly the top in Japan, and fulfilled his son's Tanabata wish: \"ocha de ichiban\" --- \"to be number one in tea\" (Tanabata is the July 7th festival in which children place their wishes on bamboo branches).
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Another interesting bit of trivia is that Kuma-san and our other Gyokuro specialist Akio Kurihara (from Kurihara Tea Farm) are high school classmates and frequently compete against each other. In 2017, there were 100 entries and of the top 30, 24 were from Yame, Fukuoka, 4 from Kyoto, and 2 from Shizuoka. The saemidori cultivar also made up 28 of the top 30 entries.
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Product Info
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This competition grade saemidori cultivar gyokuro from Yame, Fukuoka was cultivated using traditional canopy shading and other techniques then handpicked in a micro-batch by tea farmer Masahiro Kuma (Yame Tea Kumaen). A small batch is submitted to the National Tea Competition each year. This gyokuro holds gentle and soft nuances of round fruits such as white peach and melon.
The spring harvest was handpicked in April and won the Special \"FORTNUM & MASON BEST IN SHOW\" Award at the 2023 & 2024 Leafies Competition in the UK.
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This field produced 2017's 71st All Japan National Tea Competition, Gyokuro Category winning gyokuro (Minister's Award). Tea farmer Masahiro Kuma's winning gyokuro submission in 2017 was the only tea that received a perfect 200 out of 200 points.
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In 2019, this gyokuro won the Japanese Tea Selection Paris Grand Prix (shown in photo). This contest is judged by French food critics/scholars and they will evaluate not just the taste and aroma but also the compatibility with French cuisine as well as the packaging. Some of the comments Kuma-san received indicated that it goes well with chocolate. In 2020 as well Tenkaichi won the Bronze Medal, and in 2021 and 2022, won the Gold Medal at this competition. In 2023, Tenkaichi won the Fortnum & Mason Best in Show Award and a Gold Medal at the Leafies held in the UK.
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In 2024, the Tenkaichi was placed 9th at the National Tea Competition with a score of 194 / 200 points.
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The Name
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The name \"Tenkaichi\" means \"number one under the heavens\" and is used by many Japanese tea brands as their top gyokuro. But in Kuma-san's case in 2017, his gyokuro was truly the top in Japan, and fulfilled his son's Tanabata wish: \"ocha de ichiban\" --- \"to be number one in tea\" (Tanabata is the July 7th festival in which children place their wishes on bamboo branches).
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Another interesting bit of trivia is that Kuma-san and our other Gyokuro specialist Akio Kurihara (from Kurihara Tea Farm) are high school classmates and frequently compete against each other. In 2017, there were 100 entries and of the top 30, 24 were from Yame, Fukuoka, 4 from Kyoto, and 2 from Shizuoka. The saemidori cultivar also made up 28 of the top 30 entries.
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Product Info
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\nIngredients: Green tea
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\nCultivar: Saemidori
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\nBatch: 4kg micro batch, handpicked
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\nHarvest: Handpicked in April. Aged and released in September
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\nRegion: Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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\nNotes: Shading begins in late March, and increased little by little for 3-4 weeks. Then the approx 10kg harvest is processed carefully as a micro-batch.
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The 2nd place award is the Ministry of Agriculture Farming Division Manager Award 農林水産省農産局長賞 at the National Tea Competition
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The farm has won many awards over the years at all levels of Japan's tea competitions including the National level.
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Product Info
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\nIngredients: Green tea
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\nCultivar: Saemidori
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\nHarvest: Spring
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\nBatch: 4kg micro batch, handpicked
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\nFarm: Nakata Tea Garden
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\nPacking: Yunomi
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\nRegion: Ayabe Village, Kyoto, Japan
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\nSteaming: Regular
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Osada Tea helped us place bids at the 2024 National Tea Competition auction providing Yunomi Tea Enthusiasts access to the 2nd place winning Kabusecha cultivated by the tea farmers of the Nakata Tea Garden (両丹いきいきファーム) in Ayabe Village in northern Kyoto.
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The 2nd place award is the Ministry of Agriculture Farming Division Manager Award 農林水産省農産局長賞 at the National Tea Competition
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The farm has won many awards over the years at all levels of Japan's tea competitions including the National level.
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\nFarm: Nakata Tea Garden
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\nRegion: Ayabe Village, Kyoto, Japan
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\nSteaming: Regular
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One factor in creating the flavor is the degree to which a producer allows the leaf to \"ferment\"
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The process of creating black tea involves withering the leaf after harvest to reduce moisture, then rolling the leaf to break cell membranes and release enzymes, then \"fermentation\" -- which we now know to be chemically a form of enzymatic oxidization (rather than true fermentation which involves bacteria).
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One factor in creating the flavor is the degree to which a producer allows the leaf to \"ferment\"
2024 National Tea Competition 2nd Place winner in the Kamairicha category (Ministry of Agriculture Farming Division Manager Award 農林水産省農産局長賞) - this tea from renowned tea farm Kai Tea Garden was shaded for an ultra delicate leaf and lightly pan-roasted before rolling and drying.
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Unlike regular Kamairicha, competition grade / shaded kamairicha is light and delicate, rather than full-bodied and toasty. This creates a curled, sencha-like deep green leaf.
2024 National Tea Competition 2nd Place winner in the Kamairicha category (Ministry of Agriculture Farming Division Manager Award 農林水産省農産局長賞) - this tea from renowned tea farm Kai Tea Garden was shaded for an ultra delicate leaf and lightly pan-roasted before rolling and drying.
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Unlike regular Kamairicha, competition grade / shaded kamairicha is light and delicate, rather than full-bodied and toasty. This creates a curled, sencha-like deep green leaf.
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Product Info
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\n2nd Place Kamairicha at the 2024 National Tea Competition from the award winning Kai Tea Garden in Miyazaki
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\n5th Place Kabusecha at the 2024 National Tea Competition from the award winning Konishi tea cooperative in Ayabe, Kyoto
The amounts above are guidelines. Adjust to preference. More leaf or less water creates a more concentrated tea; higher temperature creates a more bitter tea.
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This set includes 30 grams of each of the following teas packaged in beautiful gift cans and a gift box.
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\n2nd Place Kamairicha at the 2024 National Tea Competition from the award winning Kai Tea Garden in Miyazaki
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\n2nd Place Kabusecha at the 2024 National Tea Competition from the award winning Nakata Tea Garden in Ayabe, Kyoto
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\n5th Place Kabusecha at the 2024 National Tea Competition from the award winning Konishi tea cooperative in Ayabe, Kyoto
The amounts above are guidelines. Adjust to preference. More leaf or less water creates a more concentrated tea; higher temperature creates a more bitter tea.
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Hiroki Matsumoto, the young farmer at Kaneroku Matsumoto Tea Garden is always challenging himself to create unique and extraordinary teas. His inspiration comes from the fact that many tea farmers around him in Shizuoka (perhaps, the best known prefecture for tea in Japan) are already making very good and high quality tea. While the focus of the generations before him was to sell cultivated tea to wholesalers, during his time as a tea farmer, Kaneroku Matsumoto Tea Garden began to make their own products, which allowed Matsumoto-san to directly interact with customers (i.e., the people who drink his tea!). These interactions shifted something in him as began thinking about creating his own style of tea, one which wasn’t limited by the labels placed as \"Shizuoka-cha\" or \"Shimada-cha\".
\n
The Japanese smoked black tea is just one of Matsumoto-san’s innovative teas. Matsumoto-san has been experimenting with other woods such as sakura (cherry blossom), apple, cedar, etc, it is definitely worthwhile to compare across his smoked teas! This innovative black tea has been smoked for 8 hours with the Japanese cedar wood from island of Yakushima off the southernmost coast of the main Japanese island. Even upon the opening of this smoked tea, one will experience quite a strong smoky impression. Like many of his smoked teas, this matsu wood smoked black tea provides a velvety sensation, calm but profound. If you are familiar with Chinese tea, it could be compared to the Chinese tea, lachsang souchong. A wondrous Japanese black tea which will take you by surprise!
\n
Please note that all aspects of the production at Kaneroku Matsumoto Tea Garden adhere to the environmental conservation cultivation method world renown as GIAHS (i.e., Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System). Therefore, tea bushes are cultivated in the traditional Japanese chagusaba method where grass is used as mulch to protect and flavor the tea leaves. Please note that no flavorings nor additives have been used.
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