Maccha Hoshinotsuyu3JM1 Harvest: May 2024
Origin: Japan / Fukuoka / Yame / Hoshino
Height: 250 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Yabukita, Saemidori, Tsuyuhikari, Samidori
Finely ground Tencha of superior quality and freshness (small batches are ground in stone mills in Hoshino and then sent by airmail). Keep it in the fridge. (English transcription: Matcha Hoshinotsuyu). The tea has been harvested manually. For Chanoyu, the Japanese tea ceremony. Suitable for Usucha (thin tea).
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Maccha Maccha is the tea used in the Japanese tea ceremony. It is a tea similar to Gyokuro, named Tencha, ground tea, for which the tea plants are overshadowed before the harvest just like the tea used for Gyokuro, but after the steaming it is not rolled, but gently dried. After all stems etc. have been removed, this tea is ground in a stone mill. Maccha means powder tea. Maccha teas are very intense, aromatic teas, and an acquired taste.
