Organic Uji Matcha Tenkei Tori

Description

A top-tier 100% handpicked ORGANIC matcha from Kyoto. All leaves are plucked from samidori tea bushes. At this level and price you can really start to experience genuine high quality ORGANIC matcha that is vibrant, smooth, tasty, and outstanding in color. It can be enjoyed by all, from beginners to connoisseurs to those who practice tea ceremony. Preferably prepared as usucha, but the high quality nature of this matcha will allow you to prepare it as koicha, too. The quality of Tenkei Tori really does shine through!

Why is Tenkei Matcha so special?

• 100% genuinely handpicked. Tea bushes are never machine harvested. • Grown at an authentic organic oishita-chaen (covered tea garden) with over 250 years of history. • Farm specializes in organic tencha. • Growers are professional artisan tencha farmers. • Tea gardens have been awarded for their outstanding tea bush varietals. • 100% grown on the single estate in Kyoto. • 100% pure stone-ground organic tencha. • Tencha is matured for a full 6 months. • One of only a few organic matcha in Japan that can be prepared and enjoyed as koicha (thick matcha). • Very limited. Never mass produced, quality is absolute paramount. • Free from farm-to-farm, region-to-region, and tea shop/manufacture/merchant blending. • ORGANIC! JAS certified.

Images

PLEASE NOTE: The four proceeding images were taken under 95%+ shade. The first three images appear much brighter due to a high ISO speed being used on the camera that was used to take the pictures. Please see the fourth image for a more accurate feel of the actual degree of light. Organic samidori tea bushes growing vibrantly in shaded conditions in mid-April: A closer look and you can see that the tea bushes are looking extremely healthy and soon to be plucked by skilled hands! Leaves that are handpicked from here are used to make Tenkei Tori: Genuinely handpicked matcha is rare! Here you can see skilled workers handpicking leaves for our Tenkei matcha at the estate in mid-May: A more accurate feel of the actual degree of light once you have entered the oishita-chaen and your eyes adapt to the darkness:

Additional Information

First Harvest? Yes 100% Stone-ground? Yes, 100% Tea Bush Varietal(s) 100% Samidori Matcha Type Usucha (thin matcha) or Koicha (thick matcha) Brewing Suggestion Please see our How To Make Matcha Green Tea page for full brewing instructions. Origin Uji, Kyoto, Japan NET Weight 30g (1.01oz) Certified Organic By JAS