#0402.S5 Kaneta Ota Tea Garden: Ultra micro batch Sencha, Single Cultivar Saemidori

A single cultivar, single estate ultra micro batch (sub 10kg) carefully picked by the Kaneta Ota Tea Garden and processed into light steamed sencha or asamushicha. Cultivar: Saemidori. Growing tea on the steep hills of the Tenryu region in Western Shizuoka for over 50 years, tea farmer Ota Masataka is a master farmer and tea craftsman, producing award winning teas sought after by tea connoisseurs throughout Japan. Steeping Recommendation - Warm Water Steeping 1st Steeping - Tea: 5g. Time: 2 min. Water: 60C/140F degrees, 100 ml. 2nd Steeping - Time: 10 sec. Water: 70C/158F degrees, 100 ml. 3rd+ Steeping - Time: 30 sec. Water: 70C/158F degrees, 200 ml. Product Info Ingredients: Green tea Cultivar: Saemidori Harvest: Spring 2023 Batch: 5-6kg Ultra micro batcha Farm: Kaneta Ota Tea Garden Refinement: Maruyama Tea Packing: Yunomi Region: Kawane, Shizuoka, Japan Steaming: Light Kaneta Ota Tea Garden Included among the 130+ awards that Ota Masataka, the tea garden master, has won over the years, are the Emperor's Cup awarded as a special honor to the country's top farmers, and the top National Tea Competition Minister's Award...3 years straight from 2017 - 2019 in the 4kg Sencha category.