Kocha6JKO Harvest: 20.06.2022
Origin: Japan / Saitama / Iruma / Kamiyaganuki
Height: 150 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Yumewakaba
A very beautiful Japanese black tea from the tea variety Yumewakaba. It has been produced in the manner of modern Chinese black teas, i.e. as a whole leaf. Since recently, we find not only the traditional green teas, but also Oolong (Japanese: Uroncha) and black tea (Japanese: Kocha) produced according to Taiwanese and Chinese techniques.The tea plant Yumewakaba has been produced by the tea research and development center Saitama. It is a breeding of Yabukita and a plant close to Yabukita, the Saitama- No. 9. The plant is suited for withering and thus well suited for Oolong and black tea. The tea develops a floral fragrance, sometimes reminding of Osmanthus.Hiruma-san, the tea producer, likes to experiments and is a genuine tea artisan, who does not only knows the various tea plants well, but also develops new production techniques.
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Weitere Schwarztees chinesischer Art Gyokuro are the noblest teas in Japan, the name meaning drop of jade dew. For this tea, only leaves of overshadowed tea bushes are used. By casting a shadow on the bushes, their growth slows down. This results in more amino acids and chlorophyll in the leaves and consequently a more pronounced umami and sweet taste, less catechins and therefore less bitter substances. To produce Gyokuro, the tea bushes are overshadowed for twenty-one days before the plucking. Gyokuro teas are very dense and aromatic.