The rare cultivar "Izumi", which was once endangered, has revitalized by Mr Yoshida. Now his Izumi black tea is sought-after. The lightly-oxidized tea, processed using its unique techniques with the support of a tea consultant, has a fruity aroma with a round texture.
Since I still keep his 2019 tea, I compared it with 2020’s tea. 2019 tea has darker color and deeper flavour like ripen fruit while 2020 tea has more refreshing and fresh fruit-like flavour. Well-made tea can be well-aged.
He also produces Sencha made from rare cultivars such as hokumei, fukumidori, harumidori, misaki etc. His tea garden is a treasure house of rarity!
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