Description

Japanese Oolong Tea

Azuma Tea Garden

The Azuma family’s Japanese Oolong Tea is made with specific cultivars from single fields. Without using pesticides, small insects called unka populate the field in the early summer and damage the leaves in a way that turns into a delicious flavor when the leaves are withered into oolong tea. The process is similar to that seen in the Taiwanese oolong called Oriental Beauty.

Product Info

• Ingredients: Oolong tea
• Cultivar: Uji Midori
• Harvest Season: Summer
• Region: Kyoto Prefecture

Steeping Info

• Steeping – Tea: 5 grams. Time: 3~5 minutes. Water: 80~100˚C/176~212˚F, 200cc~300cc.
• Drinking tea cold or with milk or sugar also good.
• The amounts above are guidelines. Adjust to preference.
• Consider also advanced steeping techniques such as cold or ice steeping (see Steeping Techniques).

Farm Info

• Name: Azuma Chaen
• Type: Family-owned tea factory
• Location: Wazuka Village, Kyoto, Japan

About Azuma Tea Garden

The Azuma Tea Garden is a family-operated, fourth generation farm specializing in Tencha tea leaf cultivation and processing. Founded in the late 19th century the family manages tea fields in the mountains of Wazuka, Kyoto, Japan. While not fully certified organic yet, they are in the process of converting to organic cultivation.