#0636.K6 Shogyokuen: Tencha Green Tea Leaves Okumidori Single Cultivar - Direct Shading Size:50g / 1.76 oz / May Harvest The Japanese plum is made

The Japanese plum is made from the Kishu region (Wakayama Prefecture)

Based on our own tasting in Mar 2023

Name: Yakushima Hachimanjyu Chaen

Location: 1296-1 Kawanabecho Nagata

Time: 4 min

#0636.K6 Shogyokuen: Tencha Green Tea Leaves Okumidori Single Cultivar - Direct Shading Size:50g / 1.76 oz / May Harvest The Japanese plum is madeTencha is the name of the leaf used to make matcha. It is generally made by shading to prevent the leaf from becoming bitter (reducing sunlight prevents catechin from building up as the leaf grows), then steaming, drying without rolling, and finally refining into flakes. The Okumidori cultivar is well known as a good cultivar for high grade sencha, gyokuro, tencha matcha. It is known for its deep, dark green color. Grade: This particular would like be