Kabusecha Gyousei, shade grown green tea
$ 18.80
伊勢かぶせ茶 暁星
If a traditional style sencha is a little too brisk for you but you feel needing a bit more zest than a gentle gyokuro, try a kabusecha — a tea made from shaded grown bushes much like a gyokuro, although shaded only for half the time. That gives you less of that extra umami, and relatively more of those tea polyphenols for that slight bite and a little more refreshing sensation that you maybe after.
Tea Hong’s Kabusecha Gyousei is a top quality selection of this variety. It is produced by Yoshie san’s farm, the same that gives us Ise Gyokuro Mugetsu. Their farm is one of the best in that region, which is popular in the tea trade for shaded grown tea for the production of gyokuro, kabusecha and tencha for producing matcha.
Net weight: 60g (2.1oz) in Kraft-alu pillow
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Taste profile:
Nose: Roasted nori and dried shiitake with tones of corn and beans on a floral, vegetal undertone. Palate: Smooth, substantial mouthfeel. Strong umami with touches of egg and cream, accented with a very slight tint of salt, and light bites of tang and bitterness. Finish: Flavourful and quenching aftertaste.
Infusion tips:
Always preheat your infusion vessel and use a water that is approx pH7 with TDS 100ppm or less.
To best enjoy this tea for warm serving, keep the portion small and use a infusion vessel with good heat retention character, such as a clay or porcelain teapot. An unglazed kyuushu or better yet a genuine Yixing teapot yields the best results.
4.5g of leaves to 110ml water. 60°C (140°F) water for 2 min in the first round. 65°C (149°F) for 1.5 min in the second round. 70°C (158°F) for 2 min in the third. Use longer duration rather than raising temperature in subsequent rounds.
Add a little more tealeaves if you prefer a deeper taste experience.
Tea Hong’s Kabusecha Gyousei is also an option as an easy-making tea for serving larger portions using a ratio of 2g per 100ml water at 70°C (158°F) for an infusion duration of 7 min.
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