Kabuse Sencha - Tsuyuhikari

Cultivar
Tsuyuhikari (つゆひかり)

Origin
Ryogochi, Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan

Tea Style
Kabuse Sencha (Shade-Grown Green Tea)

About Tsuyuhikari
Tsuyuhikari is a celebrated Japanese tea cultivar known for its rich umami and refreshing character.

About Kabuse Sencha
Kabuse tea is shaded for approximately one week before harvest, a technique that enhances umami while preserving the fresh, lively character of sencha. The result is a tea with greater depth and smoothness, balanced by a clean finish.

About Ryogochi
Nestled in the mountains of Shimizu, Ryogochi is a hidden tea-growing region known for producing teas with exceptional fragrance and depth of flavour. Large differences between daytime and nighttime temperatures, gentle mountain sunlight, and morning and evening mist drifting through the forests create ideal conditions for growing richly flavourful, aromatic teas. The region is especially known for teas with a clean, elegant astringency and refreshing finish.

Tasting Notes
• Rich umami
• Smooth texture
• Refreshing character
• Clean, lingering finish

Selected By
Natsuki Wada, third-generation owner of Wada Choji Shoten and winner of the Individual Division of Japan's 2024 National Tea Appraisal Skills Competition.

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