#0426.K2 Koukien Tea Garden: Wakocha Benifuuki Single Cultivar - Naturally Grown in Kirishima, KagoshimaOrganically produced wakocha (Japanese black tea) from a small family run farm, Koukien Tea Garden. This single cultivar tea was grown at the foot of the mountains in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture. Sisters Yurie and Akane Kawaguchi are continuously working hard to make their wakochas more delicious and enjoyable. About the cultivar: The benifuuki cultivar is well known in Japan for its high level of catechin which converts into the flavorful tannins

Size: diameter 9 × 9 cm

Handle with great care when in use

The Cultivar - Kirari 31

kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii)

sargassum (brown seaweed)

the leaves are handpicked

and decided to harvest around the 4th leaf bud appearance then harvesting a bud and 3-4 young

Using the tips of your chasen bamboo whisks break apart any clumps (using a sifter may also help)

Japanese Name: おちゃ　ピアス

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