<Available Saturday August 9 at the tea bar>
This tea will be featured in our August 15 subscription service
Top quality, exceptionally crafted matcha, designed for (but not limited to) koicha. Expect complex tasting notes, outstanding mouthfeel and loads of umami.
The teas in this collection is grown in the traditional style, known as 'shizen shitate' (自然仕立て); the tea plants are allowed to grow in a natural, spreading canopy shape, rather than being tightly pruned into low hedges (a common practice in modern mechanized tea farming). They are shaded several weeks, picked by hand and handcrafted with utmost care by true tea shokunin. Some teas in this collection may be micro-milled in Vancouver.
Furukawa Masaaki's Samidori:
- Origin: Joyo, Kyoto, Japan
- GPS: 34.8°N 135.8°E
- Micromilled on 07.08.25 in Vancouver, BC
- Cultivar: samidori(さみどり)
- Experience: Greek oregano, wild strawberries, telicherry peppercorns, HK egg tart
- Whisking recommendations: try a thicker usucha or koicha @ 65°C
IMPORTANT: we offer this tea in 20g re-fill packs. If you wish to add a Japanese airtight (collectible, re-usable) tin, please do so
here.
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