This very rich hojicha powder reminds us of toast and milk caramel.
Micro-milled from roasted 'zairai' leaves from our favourite growers in Kirishima, this is an ideal ingredient for:
- Hojicha Oatmilk Latte
- Hojicha Cheese Cake
- Instant Tea: add 1g to 1 cup of boiling water and stir
TEA INFO
TYPE
(Roast) Green Tea
ORIGIN
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
GPS
31.7ºN 130.8ºE
TASTING NOTES
Toast | Milk Caramel
GROWER
Hayashi Family
ABOUT THE GROWER
The Hayashi family are 5th generation farmers. Over 100 years ago, the first Hayashi brought tea seeds from Shizuoka Prefecture 静岡県 - the major green tea producer of Japan. Those trees are still alive now! And they make Zairai Fukamushi. In the 1950's, the Kirishima growers were pioneers in the use of pesticides. In the 1980's, they were the first farm in the region to go organic, and have remained so since. Having inherited a historical culture of tea cultivation and production, the current generation growers are nonetheless innovative and unorthodox. They experiment with non-traditional tea production, such as various single-cultivar sencha; matcha made of specialsamidorileaves; and green tea paste that tastes awesome in nitro.
