Okuhikari | おくひかり

For those who crave savoury over sweet — try it with sake Okuhikari is a mountain cultivar suited to high-altitude terrain — and it tastes like it. The mouthfeel is creamy and weighty, carrying a deep umami that isn’t showy or gyokuro-like, but quieter and more grounded. It lingers in the aftertaste as a gentle broth-like savouriness. This tea belongs to the same flavour family as our Koshun and Yamakai — mountain-grown, aromatic, with character. But where those two lean into sweetness, Okuhikari has a sharper, more defined edge. There’s a spicy aroma that the producer describes as its signature. Cold brewed, this sharpness becomes even more pronounced — the producer themselves recommends it as a chaser alongside spirits. If you enjoy the aromatic mountain teas in our collection, this is the one that adds a different angle — less sweet, more structured, with a quiet complexity that reveals itself over multiple steeps.