SENCHA KIRARI31 ORGANIC CERTIFIED 2024

Sencha produced in Satsuma, Kagoshima in southern Japan in April 2024.

The cultivar: Kirari31 is a fairly rare cultivar found in the south of Japan in the Kagoshima region. It appeared in the 1990s following the crossing of Sakimidori and Saemidori, two cultivars used to make high-end teas, often kabusecha and gyokuro. Kirari means moment of flash of light, while the numbers 3 & 1 are a play on words, 3 is pronounced San (Sun) in Japanese and 1 is relative to its precocity, it is in fact harvested a few days before the Yabukita tea plants.

Infusion advice: This is a high-end tea and we strongly recommend respecting the basic dosages as well as using quality water to infuse this tea.

Quality water will be very weakly mineralized water. Check the dry residue on the label of the water you wish to use, a value between 20 and 100mg/L will be suitable. That said, this is not an infallible rule, some waters at 130mg/L work well (Volvic) while others below 100mg/L have less good results. Quite famous and inexpensive water is the source of the Grand Barbier which you will find at Carrefour.

Brew small amounts of tea in a small container. The ideal would be a teapot between 20 and 30cl maximum. Place 5 to 8g of leaves for 1 minute of infusion with water at 70 degrees.