{"product_id":"hatsu-mukashi-tencha","title":"Hatsu-Mukashi Tencha","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlended from machine and hand-picked leaves, this bright and smooth usucha-grade tencha has a velvety umami, soft aroma, and subtle complexities. The final blend  is rounded out by gentle drying and heating over binchotan charcoal, a traditional practice now almost extinct in Japan. This is the exact same tencha that is ground to produce our Hatsu-Mukashi matcha.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe name Hatsu-Mukashi means \"First Pickings\" (初昔), an centuries-old tea name originally used for tencha picked in the two weeks preceding the 88th night of Spring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTencha can be enjoyed in numerous ways: brewed hot, cold brewed, ground into matcha, or sprinkled on top of food. Brewing this tea hot, like one might brew a kabusecha or a gyokuro, brings out similar flavours to its matcha form, but with a completely different texture. Grinding matcha at home is difficult as no home tea grinders can compare with full-scale stone mills, but decent results can be obtained with a Porlex Tea Mill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProducer: Arita Sansuien \u003cbr\u003eRegion:  Uji, Kyoto (Joyo, Yawata, Wazuka, Yamashiro)\u003cbr\u003eCultivar: Blend: Samidori (hand-picked and machine picked), Okumidori, Saemidori, Uji-Hikari\u003cbr\u003eHarvested:  April-May, 2026\u003cbr\u003ePicking: Machine-picked, except where specified\u003cbr\u003eShaded: 21-44 Days\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arita Sansuien","offers":[{"title":"20g","offer_id":67695073788156,"sku":"US-TEA-TN2-20","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0454\/6838\/5447\/files\/Tezumi-Hatsu-MukashiTencha-2.webp?v=1791914939","url":"https:\/\/www.tezumi.com\/products\/hatsu-mukashi-tencha","provider":"Tezumi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}