NEW [Grown using organic methods]
Dried herbs, dry wood, sweet
Umami★★★☆ / Astringency★☆☆☆
Body★★★☆ / Firing★★★☆

The Yabukita trees used in this splendid mountain sencha is grown at 650 m (2,130 ft) in altitude in the very mineral rich soil Misakubo, which is very far up the Tenryû River and is close to the border of Nagano Prefecture.
In the nose, there is a pleasant mix of vegetal fragrances and—from the roasting—there are also sweet vanilla, praline fragrances.
This tea starts with a relatively light attack and gives a robust infusion. The infusion is very balanced between light astringency and subtle umami. It has woody aromas of dried herbs, hazelnuts, and peat. There is also a mineral sensation. The overall experience is very sweet and the sensation develops heavily in the length.
Subsequent infusions remain robust, have greener aromas that strongly evoke conifers, and are always very sweet in the nose.
Here is a very rich, powerful sencha that is a wonderful example of a mountain Yabukita. This is an uncommon style of tea. However, this is also an example of a powerful tea and is representative of deep complex sencha. It very different from the recent trend of simplified, easy senchas where only umami matters.

Type of tea : Futsumushi (normal-steamed) sencha
Origin : Okuryôke Ôno, Misakubo community, Tenryû Borough, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Cultivar : Yabukita
Harvest : May 5th, 2025