Engawa Green Tea Discovery Set – Curated Tasting Collection

Description

This set includes 30 grams of each of the following teas packaged in beautiful gift cans and a gift box. 

• 雅 Miyabi – Light Steamed (Asamushi Sencha or Asamushicha)
  The youngest most tender tea leaves were handpicked and lightly steamed to preserve leaf shape and create a delicate, complex flavor profile. Grown in Fujieda, Shizuoka, by one of the industry’s pioneers in organic farming.
• 和 Nagomi – Medium Steamed (Sencha)
  Okumidori single cultivar sencha grown without pesticides by the 4th generation tea Azuma family farm in the beautiful mountains of Wazuka Village, Kyoto.
• 縁 Yukari – Deep Steamed (Fukamushi Sencha or Fukamushicha)
  This multiple award-winning deep steamed tea from Soo Village (“Soh-oh”), Kagoshima, utilizes leaves grown organically and according to a heritage cultivation method called Chagusaba Agriculture in which straw is grown in fields surrounding the tea field and used to fertilize the field. A combination of shading and deep steaming create a sweet, umami rich, full-bodied experience.

Steeping Recommendation

• 雅 Miyabi
  Tea: 5 grams. Time: 60 seconds. Water: 60C/140F, 200ml.
• 和 Nagomi
  Tea: 5 grams. Time: 60 seconds. Water: 70C/158F, 200 ml.
• 縁 Yukari
  Tea: 3 grams. Time: 40 seconds. Water: 70C/158F, 200 ml.
  The amounts above are guidelines. Adjust to preference. More leaf or less water creates a more concentrated tea; higher temperature creates a more bitter tea.

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