NAME: Roi STYLE: Kabusecha (Green Tea) FARMER: Jiro Katihara TEA FARM: Houkouen CULTIVAR: Saekari ORIGIN: Ryogochi, Shizuoka STEAMING: Asamushi (Short Steam) SHADING: 14 Days HARVEST: Ichibancha (First Flush) 2025 ELEVATION: 350m TERROIR: Steep Sloped Mountain Terrain, Grown shaded for 14 days. TASTING NOTES: So stoked to add this absolutely delicious Kabusecha by the green tea master, Jiro. I first tried this tea in Jiro's stunning tea tasting room in Shizuoka and was blown away by its power and richness. This is a serious tea for serious tea drinkers, no funny business here. This is the good stuff. A contemplative tea to be drunk on a cold winters day whilst thinking about really deep stuff like "I wonder how many times i have accidently eaten a bug without knowing?". Anyway, i digress, lets get back to this Kabusecha. Made from the relatively new Saekari cultivar, this is a BIG umami rich shaded tea. Grown for 14 days under shade prior to harvest, it has a classic mountain tea aroma of fresh cut grass and a vegetal, almost artichoke fragrance. On the palate it is all umami, which is typical for this cultivar, theres edamame, buttered corn and this lovely steamed chestnut creaminess. Touch of seaweed and miso to round out this beautifully balanced powerful full bodied tea.
