Asamushi Sencha, 2023
Asamushi Sencha | "Sencha, easy steam treatment"
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
Shizuoka City is the largest commercial tea center in Japan. This tea is one of the main representatives of Japanese green tea and takes about 80% of all of Japan’s tea production. Green tea in Japan is harvested up to five times a year, from spring to autumn. The best and most fragrant is the first spring harvest - Shincha ("New tea"). Due to special cultivars, climate, and production methods this tea is one of a kind. The originality of the production lies in the fact that after plucking tea leaves are being steamed. Steaming is a fixation method used to stop the oxidation of the tea leaf. Sencha has an exquisite tart taste with a slight bitterness and distinct fresh herbal and nutty notes. The drink leaves in the mouth a long and pleasant "silky" aftertaste with an unusual sea tint. It contains less caffeine and tannins than Chinese green teas. In addition, this drink is rich in iodine, trace elements, vitamins, amino acids, and other useful microelements.
Tea has a unique flavor and taste of "umami" - which is an independent, fifth taste in China, Japan and other countries of the Far East. The infusion also contains marine and grassy notes. The drink is fresh and sweet.
* This is the so-called first harvest Shincha, which is very appreciated for its soft and special taste.
Cultivar: Yabukita
Harvest: Spring, 2023
