Hachimanjyu Yakushima Tea (Yabukita & Asatsuyu)
Type: Green
Origin: Japan, Kagoshima Prefecture
Product Description:
The Yabukita is an Asamushi tea, or lightly steamed. This results a leaf that is kept more intact than longer steaming, and therefore results in a clearer, liquid that extracts more slowly from the leaf for multiple steepings. This type of steaming is usually reserved for higher quality leaf.Meanwhile the Asatsuyu leaf, known for its strong umami flavor, is steamed chumushi, or regular steaming. This adds a delicious umami flavor and aroma to the tea.
Temperature: 140° F
Amount: 3 grams
Steeping Time: 1 minute
The dry leaves have a deep aroma of macadamia nuts with a hint of sweet grass.
The liquor is pale jade green with a rich and savory aroma of nuts and edamame. The taste is savory with umami and nutty with edamame notes and a long, green, nutty finish.
For the purpose of this review, I followed the recommended brewing instructions, steeping the tea for 1 minute in 140° F water and the results were excellent. The first infusion was filled with umami followed by spring green notes at the front of the second infusion, with a darker liquor color and thicker broth. The long finish was particularly refreshing.
This tea was purchased by me.
This tea was purchased by me.
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