A single cultivar, single estate micro batch carefully picked by the Kaneta Ota Tea Garden and processed into light steamed sencha or asamushicha. Cultivar: Asatsuyu, said to be a "natural gyokuro" due to a higher level of sweetness in its flavor profile (versus the standard Yabukita). 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: Asatsuyu Harvest: Spring Batch: 5kg micro batch Farm: Kaneta Ota Tea Garden Refinement: Maruyama Tea Packing: Yunomi Region: 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.
