Gyokuro Saito 2021 Hand-Picked

Green Tea

Organic: Shizuoka Organic Tea Farmers Union (SOTFU)

Origin: Honyama Tea Harvesting Area, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Jien-cha: completely farmer grown and processed tea
Tea Farmer: Mr. Saito

Hand-Picked (Tetsumi)
Grade:
Ichibancha
Oxidation:
none
Manufacture:
steamed and oven-fired (baked)
Steaming Method:
Asamushi (light)

Appearance: deep, forest green in color, and comprised of long, needle-like leaves
Flavor: delicately sweet, slightly chewy, rich and buttery mouth-feel. The flavor is lightly vegetal, direct, ultra-smooth and full. There is absolutely no astringency or grassy bitterness in this tea
Aroma: fresh and woodsy, and slightly floral
Liquor: bright green with a fetching yellowish cast

NO LONGER FOR SALE
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