Steep time
Whisk (no steep)
Recommended
Steeps
1
Recommended
Water temp
80°C
Recommended
Leaf ratio
13.3g / 100ml
30 ml Recommended
Oxidation
—
Caffeine
High
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Overview
Tip: start at ~95°C, then adjust down 3–5°C if it turns sharp.
Pairing: sushi, steamed vegetables, or citrusy salads
A top-tier koicha blended from hand-picked tencha from the award-winning Kikuoka family, including some of their competition grade material. This top-tier tencha is then rounded out by gentle drying and heating over binchotan charcoal, a traditional practice now almost extinct in Japan. This koicha is a limited offering, showcasing the best of Jōyō’s tencha cultivation and blending with intense umami and vivid complexity The name Kyō-no-Homare (京の誉) means "Treasure of the Capital", or alternately, "The Praise of Kyoto". Producer: Arita Sansuien Region: Uji, Kyoto (Jōyō)Cultivar: Blend: Samidori, Uji-Hikari (competition grade), AsahiPicking: Hand-PickedShaded: 45-75 Days