Tsuyuhikari Kabuse

Description

CULTIVAR: Tsuyuhikari
ORIGIN: Mr. Takaki Farm, Yame, Fukuoka
PICKING: 2025 1st Flush
TASTING NOTES: Fresh Berries, Spinach, Cinnamon Cookie

RECOMMENDED GONG FU BREWING:
6g tea to 150ml
1st: 65C, 90 sec
2nd: 70C, 15 sec
3rd: 80C, 15 sec

Our Kabuse was made at the remote mountain valley “Hoshino”(means “star field”) by Mr. Takaki. Due to the lower temperatures in Hoshino mountain valley, the harvest begins about a month later than in lower and flatter cultivation areas such as Shizuoka. Similar to parts of Taiwan, the rainy misty weather and large temperature difference between morning and evening causes the teas to produce more amino acids and catechins as a way of protecting itself from these conditions, which in turn produces more intense and complex aromas.