Yoshino Tea Garden/Yunomi
Type: Green
Origin: Japan, Saitama Prefecture, Hidaka City (Sayama)
Product Description:
Type: Green
Origin: Japan, Saitama Prefecture, Hidaka City (Sayama)
Product Description:
The golden field you see in the photos is a proprietary cultivar named Horai Kincha (蓬莱錦茶); Horai refers to an island in Chinese and Japanese mythology while "Kin" refers to a type of weaving called nishiki (famous in Kyoto) in which golden threads are interwoven with other colors.The Horai Kincha is an extremely rare single-cultivar tea from the Yoshino Tea Garden. The tea fields of this cultivar will have a golden luminous shine for a temporary period of time once a year in May (this is when the new leaves are harvested). A special only one cultivar that is found at the Yoshino Tea Garden. This golden sencha is known to have a naturally abundant level of amino acids giving it a rather savory fruity umami flavor (almost like gyokuro) despite no shading. But be warned, this is a tea for connoisseurs!
Temperature: 160° F
Amount: 3 grams
Steeping Time: 1-2 minutes
The dry leaves have a deep aroma of macadamia nuts.
Amount: 3 grams
Steeping Time: 1-2 minutes
The dry leaves have a deep aroma of macadamia nuts.
The liquor is bright green and cloudy with a nutty and sweet green aroma. The taste is savory, nutty, and mouthwatering green with a long green and sweet almost fruity finish.
The best flavor is in the first umami-filled infusion with at least one lighter yet enjoyable second infusion to look forward to. The finish was especially noteworthy for being so flavorful.
This tea was purchased by me.
This tea was purchased by me.
