COMPETITION GRADE MATCHA | Seasonal Selection - O5 RARE TEA BAR

COMPETITION GRADE MATCHA | Seasonal Selection - O-FIVE RARE TEA BAR

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COMPETITION GRADE MATCHA | Seasonal Selection

COMPETITION GRADE MATCHA | Seasonal Selection

O-FIVE RARE TEA BAR

$75.00

Furukawa TZ - Samidori 20g 09.25
Tanaka TZ - Asahi 20g 09.25
Yoshida's Gen Ryu 20g

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.

Yoshida's Gen Ryu (Asahi + Samidori):

- Origin: Ogura Cho (Uji), Kyoto, Japan

- GPS: 34.9°N 135.8°E

- Experience: rich, umami intense, clean finish. Verdant aroma and flavour. Notes of chard, dandelion greens, watercress.

- Whisking recommendations: try a thicker usucha or koicha @ 65°C

- Cultivars: 50% Asahi, 50% Samidori

Asahi (朝日) is one of the most finicky yet rewarding tea cultivars; producing plump, juicy leaves with monster umami, it is highly valued in the Kanzai region for shaded tea. It is, for a reason that escapes our knowledge, not a registered cultivar at the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

Samidori (さみどり) is an unregistered cultivar, originally from the Uji region, that is very popular for shade grown tea (like matcha and gyokuro).

Furukawa Masaaki's Samidori:

- Origin: Joyo, Kyoto, Japan

- GPS: 34.8°N 135.8°E

- Micromilled on 09.25.25 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

Tanaka Kyohei's Asahi:

- Origin: Wazuka, Kyoto, Japan

- GPS: 34.8°N 135.9°E

- Micromilled on 09.25.25 in Vancouver, BC

- Cultivar: asahi (朝日)

- Experience: minori watercress, edamame, green pear

- Whisking recommendations: try a thicker usucha or koicha @ 65°C