SHINCHA 2025 - Japanese first flush Spring Green Tea - tea that has just been harvested and its freshest - The best quality tea!
* Producer : Uejima Sourokuen * Origin : Wazuka, Kyoto - Japan * Harvest : 2025 Shincha (first harvest of the year) * Cultivar(s) : Single (Okumidori) * Usage : Ceremonial, Usucha, Koicha
This Matcha is beautiful deep green color and a smooth and mild taste. It is generally said that Okumidori has a strong umami taste.
--- Noriyasu Uejima is a tea master. In the 90+ year old tea tasting competition held in Kyoto, he is the only winner to ever achieve a perfect score. Cultivating and processing some of Kyoto's finest teas, the Ritz Carlton Hotel of Kyoto features his teas in their line up for guests. He is the 5th generation master farmer carrying on a tradition that dates back to the mid-19th century when his ancestor started the Uejima family as a branch family of an even older main family. The farm also operates the Wazuka Village's Wazuka Cha Cafe.