2020/10/26

Izumi Black -wakocha-

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!

Sakura Season

  Sakura is a feast for the eyes. Also a feast for the palate. Sencha named "sakura-hime (lit: sakura princess), which is blended with ...