Sencha Temomicha3JST Harvest: April 2023
Origin: Japan / Saitama / Iruma / Kamiyaganuki
Height: 150 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Yabukita
A top hand-rolled Sencha. The exceptional quality of this tea is achieved by selecting leaves that have been tended to with great care, coming from excellently situated gardens. Hiruma-san is not only a well-known expert for hand-rolled teas, but he also likes to experiment, thus increasing his considerable experience, which allows him to make a remarkable Sencha even when using leaves from the quite common Yabukita tea plant. This tea was partly rolled by a young successor guided by Hiruma-san.Temomicha - a hand-rolled tea. This is rare in Japan, as the tea production is mostly mechanised. After steaming, the tea is produced on a type of heated table. This procedure can last for up to seven hours and requires great attention and care. Thus are produced very small quantities of tea of outstanding quality.
Character:
Intense, full, most aromatic and challenging. At the same time light, clear, tart and stimulatingly fresh.