“An Ode to Tea, O Entry. This tea comes from the Kurihara Tea Farm, but was acquired via Yunomi. I don’t have much experience with Japanese blacks, which is probably why I dropped a 20g sample of...” Read full tasting note
The benifuuki cultivar is well known in Japan for its high level of catechin, which converts well into flavorful tannins when used to create black tea.
Product Info
Ingredients: black tea
Cultivar: Benifuuki
Harvest: Summer
Region: Yabe Village, Yame, Fukuoka
Producer: Kippei, Yuji, and Akio Kurihara (Father and sons), Kurihara Seicha Ltd.
Location: 4236 Kita Yabe, Yabe-mura, Yame-shi, Fukuoka Prefecture 834-1401, JAPAN
Size / # of fields: About 3 hectares on multiple fields
Altitude: 300 – 700 meters
Steeping Instructions: Tea: 5g. Time: 5 min. Water: 90C/194F, 400ml. Resteep 2 times.
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