Maccha Ennennomukashi3JM0 Harvest: May 2024
Origin: Japan / Fukuoka / Yame / Hoshino
Height: 250 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Saemidori, Okumidori, Asahi, Tsuyuhikari, Samidori
Finely ground Tencha of superior quality and freshness (small batches are ground in stone mills in Hoshino and then sent by airmail). Store in the fridge! This Maccha received its name from the Urasenke tea school for its superior quality. (English transcription: Matcha Ennennomukashi). The tea has been harvested manually.This tea is meant for Chanoyu (the japanese tea ceremony) and suitable for Kocha (thick tea).
Character:
Aromas that remind of aromatic, roasted sesame. Sharp, umami as a foundation fot delicious aromas, which shape the world of Maccha. This tea's rich intensity develpes into a flowery, sweat and simultaneously vegetal-spicy bouquet.
Category:
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.
