Organic Uji Matcha Tenkei Tori

A top-tier 100% handpicked ORGANIC matcha from a genuine traditional Oishita-Chaen in Uji, Kyoto. All leaves are plucked from samidori tea bushes (not to be confused with another cultivar Saemidori which is not the same). 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 cultivars.
• 100% grown on the single estate in Uji, Kyoto.
• 100% pure stone-ground organic tencha.
• Tencha is aged for at least 6 months before release.
• 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 absolutely paramount.
• Free from farm-to-farm, region-to-region, and tea shop/manufacture/merchant blending.
• ORGANIC! JAS certified.

A rare glimpse at a generations-old traditional Oishita-Chaen Plantation.....

PLEASE NOTE: The proceeding images were taken under 95%+ shade they appear much brighter due to a high ISO speed being used on the camera that was used to take the pictures. Please see the last image for a more accurate feel of the actual degree of light.

Organic samidori tea bushes growing vibrantly in shaded conditions in Late-April at a genuine Oishita-Chaen:



Here shows the traditional standing up style tea bushes that are never machine harvested:



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 very rare! Most tea leaves for matcha are either scissor cut or machine harvested these days. However, our Tenkei Matcha is always 100% handpicked. Here you can see skilled pickers handpicking leaves for our Tenkei matcha at the tea gardens in 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:

Origin	Uji, Kyoto, Japan
Organic Certification(s)	JAS
Harvest Period	100% Ichibancha (First Harvest)
Matcha Grinding Date	Ground in small batches throughout the current year.
Tencha Harvest Date	Mid/Late-May 2011 (Aged Tencha)
Harvest Method	Tezumi (Hand-picked)
Grinding Method	100% Stone-ground
Matcha Type	Usucha (thin matcha) or Koicha (thick matcha)
Cultivar(s)	100% Samidori (not to be confused with Saemidori)
Brewing Suggestion	How To Make Matcha Green Tea
NET Weight	30g (1.01oz)