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“The Tea Practitioner Advent Calendar 2022 – Day 13 Steeped this one Western-style, as I was feeling lazy. It’s quite lovely though. Super smooth and malty with sweet honey and grain notes on a...” Read full tasting note
“Adventaggedon Day Thirteen – 4/5 Japanese Black teas are always really interesting, but rarely very good. I made this one as a mug to drink when I got in the the office today and I found it really...” Read full tasting note
The Japanese are known makers and masters of some of the finest green teas. Katagi Kouka En is a farm that’s been growing tea since 1970. Taka-san in Shiga, Japan, a 7th-generation farmer at Katagi Kouka En, takes pride in producing excellent and rare teas in a pesticide-free environment. Ensuring a pesticide-free environment includes hand-pulling weeds, mixing fallen leaves and other natural debris with soil to fertilize the land, as well as allowing bugs and natural life to run through the tea fields he works in. The results are astonishing, and produce rich, flavourful and chemical-free Japanese teas, including this Benifuuki black tea.
Benifuuki translates to “red riches and honour”. It was registered in 1993 by Japanese breeders and is made up of two cultivars – “Benihomare” and “Makura cd86”. It was created to be a disease resistant crop, and can be grown all over Japan.
Benifuuki is a pleasant and unique tea experience. You’ll find notes of sweet cocoa and fresh-baked banana bread on the nose, and a smooth, medium bodied, woody flavour, with a lingering chocolatey aftertaste.
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The Tea Practitioner Advent Calendar 2022 – Day 13
Steeped this one Western-style, as I was feeling lazy.
It’s quite lovely though. Super smooth and malty with sweet honey and grain notes on a foundation of mellow wood. There’s a touch of aromatic fruitiness as well, and a soft floral note. The fruit is almost a bit winey, like some Qimens. But I would say it tastes closest to a second flush Darjeeling.
Very nice smooth and sweet black tea that would be lovely as a gentle morning cuppa.
Flavors: Floral, Fruity, Grain, Grape Skin, Hay, Honey, Malty, Musty, Red Wine, Smooth, Sweet, Woody
Adventaggedon Day Thirteen – 4/5
Japanese Black teas are always really interesting, but rarely very good. I made this one as a mug to drink when I got in the the office today and I found it really nice but not exceptional. It was, however, very smooth with a medium bodied and approachable flavour. Slightly earthy in a clean way with more umami wood and walnut notes and just a hint of plum. Almost most plum skin versus the succulent flesh of the fruit.
I shared a tiny bit with the coworker who sits next to me and she enjoyed it, though she didn’t really taste anything other than “typical black tea flavour”. It was interesting to try though, and I’m appreciating some of these more unique straight tea inclusions within this advent!
Today’s Advent Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/CmH8V5nOYdw/
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkleRJywOvA
