Temomi Shincha

Ingredient: Young Tea Leaves
Net Weight: 10g (0.35oz.)
Price: $15.00

Temomi means “hand kneading” in Japanese and Temomi Shincha is 100% hand-made green tea. When Sencha was created centuries ago, the Temomi method was commonly used, but today machines have replaced hand labor. In recent years, the Temomi technique is vanishing.
Temomi Shincha is a very special tea for a special occasion. If you would like to try the truly traditional taste of green tea, this should definitely be your choice.

Tea plants in our tea field are grown in their natural form. Usually tea farmers prune the tea plants to make their production volume large. Unpruned tea plants called “Bara-ki” don’t have as much production volume but have much more sweetness and nutrition. A week before the harvest, we covered the tea field by a black cloth, just as is done for Gyokuro and Matcha. This allowed the tea plants to stock up on natural sweetness.

We started the hand-pick-harvest from 8AM with 10 workers of local tea farmers. The hand-pick-harvest continued until 11AM and about 3 kg (6.6 lb.) of raw leaves were gathered. At 10:30AM, Temomi artisans started their preparation and the first steaming took place. After the steaming, hand-kneading started and continued until 4:30PM. The kneading process took place on a hot plate called a “Hoiro,” and the wet tea leaves dried as the kneading was completed. By the end, 1.8 kg (4 lb.) of beautiful Temomi Shincha was created by the artisans’ hands.

1st Infusion Parameters: 10g, 100F, 2.5oz water, 2 min
2nd Infusion Parameters: 130F, 2.5 oz water, 1 min