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
Pairing: sushi, steamed vegetables, or citrusy salads
This decadent koicha is blended entirely from fields of hand-picked Samidori tencha with an average shading time of two months, producing an intense umami. This blended tencha is then rounded out by gentle drying and heating over binchotan charcoal, a traditional practice now almost extinct in Japan. The name Kotobuki (寿) means "Longevity". Producer: Arita Sansuien Region: Uji, Kyoto (Jōyō, Hachiman, Kumiyama, Ide, Wazuka)Cultivar: Blend: SamidoriHarvested: April-May, 2025Picking: Hand PickedShaded: 59-75 Days