EARLY TEAS FROM JAPAN 2024

Early green tea with a beautiful aromatic freshness, not very bitter, with a slight natural sweetness. Bright green, this powerful-tasting tea, much appreciated in Japan, is one of Kagoshima's most famous teas, for its high level of quality. The terroir is located at the foot of the majestic Kaïmon-dake volcano.

Early green tea from Japan by tea master Eiichi Matsushita, a rare variety of character which delivers a creamy fragrance, produced in Tanegashima, a small island located south of Kyushu.

 

Sencha green tea from Yakushima Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Herbal aromas of great freshness and clear smoothness on the palate. This tea has an ample liquor with significant sweetness and pronounced freshness. Its bright green color is very characteristic of early teas.

Kama-iri early green tea, prepared by Mr. Kôrogi, one of the best tea masters in Japan, awarded 14 times by the Ministry of Agriculture in Japan. Kama-iri cha was imported from China to Kyûshû Island, Japan, in the first half of the 15th century. The process involves roasting tea leaves in an iron cauldron, producing a unique scent.

Japanese first in essence, in the most traditional style, from the garden of Uji (Kyoto). This sencha exudes a concentrated fragrance and expresses a voluptuous sweetness in the mouth, attributes that only the Shincha of Uji, ancestral gardens of Kyoto, are able to offer. It comes from a tea garden in Wazuka, in Kyoto prefecture.

Early green tea from Japan by tea master Eiichi Matsushita, this Sencha with perfectly balanced flavors is produced in Tanegashima, a small island located south of Kyushu.

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