SENCHA KOSHUN MR MATSUMOTO KAWANE 2024

This Japanese sencha tea was produced by Mr Matsumoto in Kawane, in the countryside north of Shizuoka, in April 2024. It is a very high-end tea with very full and shiny needles. Only 21kgs were produced this year. We bought 2kgs of this superb harvest.

It is produced with Koshun tea plants, a fairly recent type of tea plant (cultivar), which began to be planted and appreciated in the early 2000s in the Shizuoka region. The typical flavors of Koshun are quite different from more common tea plants like Yabukita, with notably floral notes.

This very high-end production is very interesting, with umami, lots of freshness and herbaceous flavors and these characteristic flowery notes.

Brewing tips: This is a very high-end tea and we strongly recommend respecting the basic dosages as well as using quality water to brew 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.