GURICHA YABUKITA ORGANIC CERTIFIED 2024

Japanese green tea produced in Kirishima, Kagoshima in April 2024. It is a Guricha, or more commonly called Tamaryokucha. The process of making this tea is similar to Sencha, however, the leaves are rolled, twisted, and not flattened into needles like sencha, and also the leaves are roasted longer than sencha, which brings heat and roundness in the cup.

This Guricha is an excellent quality, with persistent vegetal flavors, but also with a roasting which gives it heat and sweetness, with very little bitterness. This will be an excellent tea for those who find classic sencha too bitter, or astringent, and who prefer a milder tea.

The cultivar: Yabukita is the most widespread cultivar in Japan. The flavors are vegetal, iodized, marine, with subtle notes of umami (sweet/bitter)

Brewing tips: This is a 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 with water at 70 degrees.