VARIAN RETAIL = FREE TEA CANISTER (MADE IN JAPAN)
https://www.tokopedia.com/maicha-indonesia/tea-canister-30-40g-made-in-japan* Producer : Takaki Tea Farm
* Origin : Hoshino-mura, Yame, Fukuoka - Japan
* Harvest : 2022 Shincha (first harvest of the year)
* Single cultivar Fujimidori (– ふじみどり)
* 95% shading rate
* Handpicked
* Flavour profile : full bodied with a good amount of umami
Hon Gyokuro from Master Takaki, Nihoncha award winner 2014. Hand-picked, first harvest from the top growing region of Hoshino in Yame. Native cultivar Fujimidori.
The leaves are uniform and very fine rolled needles.
On the nose it is dense and sweet with mineral and fruity notes.
On the palate there is umami, red fruits and some vegetal flavours, all in very elegant way.
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Akihito TAKAKI is the fourth-generation president of Takaki Chaen, which was started by his great-grandfather. They have been engaged in tea farming for almost 100 years and they produce a wide variety of teas such as Kabusecha, Sencha and Dento Hon Gyokuro. For the latter, the tea leaves are carefully picked one by one by pickers from naturally-grown tea trees, making it a true piece of art.