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Floral, apricot, orange blossom
Oxidation: ★☆☆ / Intensity: ★☆☆
Astringency (tannins): ☆☆☆

Selected from seeds of the Benihomare black tea cultivar, Izumi was developed with the aim of making a kama-iri cha that would be exported to North Africa. However, the export markets had disappeared just as Izumi was leaving the research centre and being registered in 1960. We would need to wait until the ’90s before a producer from Sashima in Ibaraki would take an interest in the cultivar. After many years of experimentation, Izumi would be shown to be excellent for black tea, so much so that it has become one of the main black tea varieties in Japan. And we now find tea gardens throughout the country growing Izumi.
This lightly oxidized spring black tea delivers a floral fragrance of great delicacy, which evokes orange blossoms and apricots.
In the mouth, the tea is light. It is in no way tannic, of course, but it remains very aromatic. Here again, the tea is sweet, is floral, and has notes of fresh peaches and apricots. However, it is in retro-olfaction that the sensations are more prominent.
This black tea is rich, delicate, and very elegant.

Type of tea : Black tea
Origin : Sakai town, Sashima district, Ibaraki　Prefecture
Cultivar : Izumi
Harvest : May 12th, 2025