{"product_id":"sencha-soul-ming-dynasty-style-steamed-green-2026","title":"2026 SENCHA SOUL | Ming Dynasty Style Steamed Green","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eA gentle yet very flavourful green tea reminiscent of a distant past. In the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor promoted the consumption of loose leaf tea instead of the powder that was popular in the Song Dynasty. Handcrafting techniques involved steaming and drying over charcoal.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis older style of tea evolved in Japan into what we currently know as sencha. The older type, however, involves very careful handpicking, longer steaming, and no rolling into needles.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASTING EXPERIENCE: \u003c\/strong\u003ethis is one of the gentlest, most transparent steamed teas we've tried. Notes of sweet green grapes and edamame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGIN:  \u003c\/strong\u003eGuZhu Mountain, Changxing, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGPS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e31.0ºN 119.8ºE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHARVEST DATE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  late April, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" alt=\"GuZhu Mountain, home of Zisun Tea\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2059\/0699\/files\/IMG_7937_480x480.jpg?v=1745960953\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrower:  \u003c\/strong\u003eZhang Wen Hua (on the right end of this picture) is a farmer and a scholar, devoted to preserving old tea traditions. 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