Engawa Green Tea Tasting Set

This set includes 30 grams of each of the following teas packaged in beautiful gift cans and a gift box. 雅 Miyabi - Light Steamed (Asamushi Sencha or Asamushicha)The youngest most tender tea leaves were handpicked and lightly steamed to preserve leaf shape and create a delicate, complex flavor profile. Grown in Fujieda, Shizuoka, by one of the industry's pioneers in organic farming. 和 Nagomi - Medium Steamed (Sencha) Okumidori single cultivar sencha grown without pesticides by the 4th generation tea Azuma family farm in the beautiful mountains of Wazuka Village, Kyoto. 縁 Yukari - Deep Steamed (Fukamushi Sencha or Fukamushicha) This multiple award-winning deep steamed tea from Soo Village ("Soh-oh"), Kagoshima, utilizes leaves grown organically and according to a heritage cultivation method called Chagusaba Agriculture in which straw is grown in fields surrounding the tea field and used to fertilize the field. A combination of shading and deep steaming create a sweet, umami rich, full-bodied experience. Steeping Recommendation 雅 Miyabi Tea: 5 grams. Time: 60 seconds. Water: 60C/140F, 200ml. 和 Nagomi Tea: 5 grams. Time: 60 seconds. Water: 70C/158F, 200 ml. 縁 YukariTea: 3 grams. Time: 40 seconds. Water: 70C/158F, 200 ml. The amounts above are guidelines. Adjust to preference. More leaf or less water creates a more concentrated tea; higher temperature creates a more bitter tea.