KU005 Tomizawa Tea Garden: Naturally Grown Kumamoto Shira-ore Leaf Stem Tea - "Green Tea.Lab" 部02 白折
KU005 Tomizawa Tea Garden: Naturally Grown Kumamoto Shira-ore Leaf Stem Tea - "Green Tea.Lab" 部02 白折 - 100g / 3.5 oz / May is currently unavailable and will ship as soon as it is back in stock. Repacking smaller sizes / ordering new stock generally takes 1-2 weeks.
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KU005 Tomizawa Tea Garden: Naturally Grown Kumamoto Shira-ore Leaf ...
In refining his shincha tea leaf harvest, tea farmer Tomizawa-san removes the stems of the leaves. These stems are gathered up to create shira-ore, called kukicha in other parts of Japan, or leaf stem tea. The stems have an relatively more sweet flavors and less astringency than the leaf itself and make great iced teas.
While this is an early May harvest, we are planning to procure this in June to spread out management of incoming teas.
Steeping Notes
- Tea: 3-5 grams
- Time: 1 minute
- Water temperature: 70C/158F degrees
- Water amount: 1 cup
- Resteep at hotter temperature up to 3 times
- Use hotter temperature & longer steeping time for a more astringent tea, use cold water or ice steeping for a very sweet tea.
Product Info
- Name: Kumamoto Shira-ore Leaf Stem Tea
- Japanese name: しらおれ茶
- Ingredients: Green tea
- Cultivar: Yabukita
- Harvest: Early May
- Notes: Slightly longer than regular steaming but retains shape well, so not quite fukamushi (deep steamed). Leaf stems from this production are then filter out along with small tea leaves to create this stem tea.
- Region: Mashiki, Kumamoto
This tea is grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Enjoy pure, natural flavors with every sip, knowing you're supporting sustainable farming practices.
Vendor Info
The Tomizawa Tea Garden has over 85 years of tea farming history in Kumamoto Prefecture, and have received many famous tea awards in Japan. The family grows tea with a lot of sunlight and Kumamoto’s natural ground water famous for its clean and beautiful taste.
In April 2016, Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture affected by the Kumamoto Earthquakes with main shock at magnitude 7.0. The earthquakes have resulted in 48 deaths, 3000 injuries, and nearly 200,000 people evacuated to shelters in the aftermath.
Tomizawa Tea garden also had been affected by this earthquake losing their tea shop. However, they now are trying to recover their tea business and will harvest the 2016 spring shincha.
- Name: Tomizawa Tea Garden
- Location: Mashiki Soryo 1435-8 Mifune-machi Kamimashiki-gun, Kumamoto
- Established: April 1928
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