Tea Tasting Set – Japan 3
¥2,000
This is a premium tea tasting set of three types of the most common Japanese green teas: Sencha, Fukamushicha, and Hojicha from Shizuoka. All of them are single-origin and Ichibancha, tea harvested in spring.
We recommend this tasting set not only to Japanese tea lovers, but also to those who are new to Japanese tea.
- Sencha Sofu
- Fukamushicha Tsuyuhikari
Received Jury’s Special Award at Nihoncha Award 2019
- Fukamushi Hojicha Yabukita
Size: 30g/1oz(1 bag or 2 bags of 15g/05oz)
1 in stock
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1.Sencha Sofu
Sofu is a rare tea cultivar which has a unique aroma like jasmine.
Tea leaves of this Sofu grew on a steep tea plantation at 350 meters/1,150 ft. above sea level, where a sea of clouds spreads out below. Jiro Katahira, a young and passionate tea farmer, carefully made this beautiful tea using small, old-fashioned machines.
Tea Type: Sencha(short steamed)
Cultivar: Sofu
Cross between Shizu-Inzatsu and Yabukita
Origin: Ryougochi, Shizuoka Prefecture
Manufacturer: Jiro Katahira
Harvest: 2020
Sweetness ★★★☆☆
Astringency ★★★☆☆
Body ★★☆☆☆
Aroma ★★★★☆
2.Fukamushicha Tsuyuhikari
This is a full-bodied tea with a bright emerald green color, a low bitterness, and a sweet flavor. The tea leaves for this tea grew in the Makinohara plateau, the birthplace of Fukamushicha.
Tea Type: Fukamushicha
Cultivar: Tsuyuhikari
Cross between Asatsuyu and Shizu7132
Origin: Kanaya, Shizuoka Prefecture
Manufacturer: MARUMO MORI
Harvest: 2020
Sweetness ★★★☆☆
Astringency ★★☆☆☆
Body ★★★★☆
Aroma ★★☆☆☆
3.Fukamushicha Hojicha
Received Jury's Special Award at Nihoncha Award 2019
This roasted Fukamushicha has a thicker texture and more umami, savory sweetness than the other two.
Murata-san from Kanaya, a well-known producing area of Fukamushicha, started making this unique Hojicha in 2019. In the same year, this tea received an award in Nihoncha Award.
Tea Type: Hojicha
Roasted Fukamushicha, deep-steamed Sencha
Roast Level: Light
Cultivar: Yabukita
Origin: Kanaya, Shizuoka Prefecture
Manufacturer: Yuya Murata
Harvest: 2020
Sweetness ★★★☆☆
Astringency ★☆☆☆☆
Body ★★★☆☆
Aroma ★★★★☆
Additional information
| Weight | 260 g |
|---|---|
| Size | S(15g), M(30g) |
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