Name: Ujitawara Asanoka Shincha
Brand: Tezumi Specialty
SKU: US-TEA-S14
Price: 22.0 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

50 grams

Single Origin | Single Cultivar

Ships from the United States

Made from young, tender leaves of the early-budding Asanoka cultivar, this sencha from Ujitawara captures the vibrant, fresh, and fleeting aroma of spring tea fields

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Cultivar: Asanoka

Region: Ujitawara, Kyoto

Producer: Rishouen

Harvested: April 28, 2024

Elevation: 220m

Picking: Handheld Machine

Brewing Instructions

Tea/Water Ratio

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

Water Temperature

85º C (185ºF)

Brewing Time

45 seconds

Meet the Producer

Rishouen (利招園)

Descended from a family of tea farmers, the head of Rishouen, Koji Kagata now focuses on working with high-grade tencha producers in Uji and the greater Kyoto tea producing region to create top-tier matcha blends suitable for use both inside the tearoom and in day-to-day life. As a practitioner of the Japanese tea ceremony himself, Kagata-san has a keen sense for blending exquisite matcha for usucha and koicha

Rishouen (利招園) is a small, family owned tea producer located in Uji, Kyoto. Founded in 1947, they specialise in selecting tencha from the best fields in Kyoto before skillfully fine-tuning blend recipes and flavour profiles to produce high-grade matcha

Cultivar: Asanoka

Asanoka (朝の香 - Morning Aroma) was registered in 1996 as a cross between Yabukita and a Chinese tea plant. Known for its frost resistance and early budding, Asanoka is also high in amino acids, contributing to a sweet, umami flavor.