NEW [Grown without pesticide]
Nuts, straw, berries
Umami★☆☆☆ / Astringency★☆☆☆
Body★★☆☆ / Firing★★☆☆

The Oku-musashi cultivar is almost impossible to find in Saitama—the place from where it originates. And this cultivar is even harder to find in Ureshino, located at 500 m (1640 ft) in altitude. Registered in 1962, Oku-musashi comes from a cross between Sayama-midori and Yamato-midori, two cultivars that are also ancient and rare.
Tamaryokucha’s distinct intense, sweet, warm aromas first appear in the nose. These aromas are accompanied by notes of peat and nuts.
Then the tea’s sweet, peat, slightly woody sensation reappears in the infusion. There is no astringency. It is less the umami and more the sweetness that dominates. Afterwards, more vegetal, dried herb aromas appear. These aromas are followed by fruity notes that strongly evoke red berries in the length. It is in this last aspect of the tea that Oku musashi’s characteristics are most prominent. Subsequent infusions deliver a tea that is more fluid and fresher. Additionally, the sweet, empyreumatic notes of the first infusion become more subtle.
Here is a robust, almost rustic, tamaryokucha that nonetheless does not lack subtlety, and has a very pleasant fruity aftertaste.

Type of tea : Mushi-sei tamaryoku-cha (“guri-cha” – curly tea)
Origin : Bôzubaru, Ureshino Town, Ureshino City, Saga Prefecture
Cultivar : Oku-musashi
Harvest : May 19th, 2025