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Style: Green Origin: Kagoshima, Japan Description: This beautiful green is a quintessential high-quality Japanese tea in appearance and flavour. Shade-grown for 21 days before harvesting with the tunnel shading method to preserve the chlorophyll in the tea leaves - after being mechanically harvested and quickly steamed, the leaves are a deep and vibrant green, leading to a bright green cup during steeping. Tasting Notes: The epitome of a high-quality, classic umami. The nose is quite vegetal, with a sweet undertone. The texture of the cup is quite thick and creamy, the flavour surprisingly reminiscent of cooked legumes. When prepared with the Japanese brewing style, there is no astringency at all to the steep, which is a nearly opaque jade colour. The linger is smooth and lengthy, and the cup is filling. Excellent paired with a meal. Brewing Instructions: Western-style Brewing 5g per cup. 70ºC water. Steep 1.5 - 2 minutes. Re-steep. * a clearer, more astringent steep Japanese-style Brewing (recommended): First Steep - 5g per 100ml water. 50ºC water. Steep 2.5 minutes. Second Steep - 100ml water. 50ºC water. Steep 15 seconds. Third Steep - 100ml water. 60ºC water. Steep 10 seconds. Fourth Steep - 100ml water. 70ºC water. Steep 10 seconds. We also recommend warming up your brewing vessel before steeping. * a creamier, more umami steep Organic