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Organic Uji Gokujo Sencha

Organic Uji Gokujo Sencha
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Organic Uji Gokujo Sencha is cultivated on traditionally the optimum harvesting date for green tea in Japan, known as Hachiju-Hachiya in Japanese! It is a carefully balanced single estate blend of Yabukita and Komakage giving it a very distinctive sweetness of flavor, slight buttery mouthfeel, and a pleasant rich lingering aftertaste!

It's one of only a few high quality organic sencha in Japan to carry both the JAS and USDA organic seals, and please know, unlike many sencha that are either labeled up as "Uji Sencha" or misleadingly represented as such, yet cultivated elsewhere in Japan, our Organic Uji Gokujo Sencha is genuinely 100% grown, cultivated, processed, and packaged on the one long established organic tea farm in the Uji tea growing district of Japan!

Brewing Suggestion
Steep Leaf-Water Ratio Water Temperature Infusion Time
1 1g/1oz 65°C/149°F 60 seconds
2 - 70°C-75°C/158°F-167°F 10-30 seconds
3+ - Hotter Water Longer Steeps

Additional Information
OriginUjitawara, Kyoto, Japan
Organic Certification(s)JAS & USDA
Harvest DateMid-May 2011
Harvest Period100% Ichibancha (First Harvest)
SteamingAsamushi (Light)
Cultivar(s)Yabukita & Komakage
NET Weight100g/3.53oz
Reviews by registered customers:
 
by Kevin T.
Date Added: 08/11/2010
Great unique tea!!!!! This is something very different from what I expected. The leaves smell like pistachio nuts and not vegetal nor jasmine like the Honyama tea I tried from this site. Tons of umami in the initial taste, but not as MSG strong like as some kabusecha out there. Then there is this great lasting buttery taste followed by slight tartness at the end. Not grassy at all and no hint of vegetables or soupiness like some kabusecha. After swallowing the buttery creamy taste lingers in your mouth. This is odd for me because I have never tasted cream or butter flavors from tea and is highly unique since I never expected this taste. This is a great tea if you want to try something different and unexpected. I love that buttery taste!!!