Withered Sencha Green Tea #01: Yume Wakaba
$11.00
Withered Sencha Green Tea #01: Yume Wakaba
Sold per ounce
From 7-time Minister’s Award Winning, 15th generation tea farmer Masahiro Okutomi (Okutomi Tea Garden, Sayama, Saitama), a single cultivar sencha green tea that has been withered slightly for a few hours to impart a floral aroma.
This type of tea is known as ichoucha – “withered tea” – and the processing technique is borrowed from oolong tea processing. During withering (a few hours between harvest and before steaming), the leaves undergo a very slight amount enzymatic oxidization, the same process used to create oolong and black teas. Doing this adds floral notes to the leaf.
Region: Sayama, Saitama
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Withered Sencha Green Tea #01: Yume Wakaba
Sold per ounce
From 7-time Minister’s Award Winning, 15th generation tea farmer Masahiro Okutomi (Okutomi Tea Garden, Sayama, Saitama), a single cultivar sencha green tea that has been withered slightly for a few hours to impart a floral aroma.
This type of tea is known as ichoucha – “withered tea” – and the processing technique is borrowed from oolong tea processing. During withering (a few hours between harvest and before steaming), the leaves undergo a very slight amount enzymatic oxidization, the same process used to create oolong and black teas. Doing this adds floral notes to the leaf.
- Â Ingredients: Green tea
- Â Cultivar: Yume Wakaba
- Â Harvest: Spring
- Â Region: Sayama, Saitama
The Cultivar – Yume Wakaba
The Yume Wakaba cultivar was registered in 2006, a cross of Yabukita and an unnamed cultivar with the designation Saitama #9. The cultivar is recognized for having a strong floral aroma after withering, and a strong umami flavor making it suitable for gyokuro as well.
Additional information
| Size | 1 oz |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | Green Tea |
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