#0401.S5 Kaneta Ota Tea Garden: Ultra Micro Batch Sencha, Single Cultivar AsatsuyuA single cultivar, single estate micro batch carefully picked by the Kaneta Ota Tea Garden and processed into light steamed sencha or asamushicha. Cultivar: Asatsuyu, said to be a "natural gyokuro" due to a higher level of sweetness in its flavor profile (versus the standard Yabukita). Growing tea on the steep hills of the Tenryu region in Western Shizuoka for over 50 years, tea farmer Ota Masataka is a master farmer and tea craftsman, producing award

the young plants tend to be weak

In comparison to the Oimatsu blend (which is also popular)

If you sense carefully

Cultivar(s): Okumidori

Great Taste Awards 2025 (1 Star)

This competition grade saemidori cultivar gyokuro from Yame

light steamed (asamushi)

Agrimonia pilosa

a wakocha (Japanese black tea)

Fukuoka Prefecture) with a rich umami and mellow taste

Very well-suited for shading

According to the traditional Japanese lunar calendar