Organic Tatsuyama Tsuyuhikari Sencha

Name: Organic Tatsuyama Tsuyuhikari Sencha
Brand: Tezumi Specialty
SKU: US-TEA-S12-50
Price: 18.00 USD
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50 grams

Single Origin | Single Cultivar

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A balanced sencha that rounds out Tsuyuhikari’s fresh taste and slightly floral aroma with a moderate firing, adding a silky body and a touch of sweetness.

Cultivar: Tsuyuhikari

Region: Tatsuyama, Tenryu, Shizuoka

Producer: Osada Seicha

Harvested: May, 2022

Elevation: 500m

Picking: Riding-type Machine

Brewing Instructions

Tea/Water Ratio

2g per 50ml of water
(.07oz per 1.7oz)

Water Temperature

75º C (167ºF)

Brewing Time

60 seconds

Meet the Producer

Osada Seicha (おさだ製茶)

Osada Seicha is currently headed by Natsumi Osada (長田夏海), an 8th dan (level) national tea appraiser who aims to preserve and protect the natural beauty of Shizuoka by promoting organic tea cultivation. Working alongside Natsumi-san are Takeshi Suzuki and Katsutoshi Izawa, two innovative farmers who spearheaded the organic initiative in Isagawa.

Founded in 1947 and achieving its modern form in 1994, Osada Seicha pride themselves on promoting organic tea production in the mountains of Tenryu, Shizuoka. For 35 years, they have developed close ties with famers in the Isagawa valley region and work with them and other farmers and farmer cooperatives to produce high-quality organic tea. Due the small scale and remoted location of these mountain farms, they cannot refine and process tea by themselves, so Osada seicha completes the final finishing or shiage (仕上げ) of these teas.

Cultivar: Tsuyuhikari

Developed in 1970 from a cross between Asatsuyu and Shizu-7132, Tsuyuhikari became popular even before it was registered in 2003. Meaning ‘Dew Light’, Tsuyuhikari is an early-budding cultivar with high yield and high cold resistance.

Teas made from Tsuyuhkari boast a bright colour, a unique and rich aroma, with good body, and a mellow umami.