Harvest: Spring 2023 (Ichibancha)
Cultivar: Yabukita Breed
Harvesting Method: Hand-held harvester from beautifully shaped tea fields
Taste: Sharp sweetness well balanced with a light umami taste, refreshing and mallow at the same time
Liquid: Clear light golden yellow
Leaves: Dark green, a little glossy, narrow and long leaves, thin in the ends and a little thick in the center
For this premium Sencha only, the best leaves are harvested and carefully processed to keep the remarkable aroma and color.
Yabukita breed leaves are used for this astonishing tea. After the harvest, the leaves were carefully refined to create this impressive tea with a sweet and refreshing taste. A key characteristic of Sencha from Uji is also its light color compared to other tea growing areas in Japan.
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About Sencha:
Sencha is the most commonly cultivated and consumed type of Japanese tea. The tea plants are not covered and therefore exposed to a lot of sunlight, which gives the tea a lively and clear flavor. Because the leaves traditionally grow in full sunlight, Sencha contains more of the positive nutrient catechin than other green teas, giving the tea leaves a yellowish green color. Nowadays, Sencha leaves are also covered in the last days before harvest to suppress bitterness and astringency.
