Description
This Grand Cru is made in Kagoshima Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu in southern Japan. The Yutakamidori, a rare cultivar, gives this organic sencha its highly intense notes.
This refined and complex spring green tea reveals vegetal, vanilla and zesty notes, which are enhanced by its delicately powdered texture.
Special qualities
- Origin:
- Kirishima, Japan
- Tea colour:
- Green Tea
Tasting notes
Dry leaf
Appearance: small regular needles
Colour: dark and bright green
Notes: vegetal, cut grass, seafood (crab), nori (japanese seaweed)
Brewed leaves
Notes: vegetal (cut grass, steamed vegetables), white fish
Liquor
Colour: light green
Texture: silky and delicately powdery
Flavour: sweet, umami
Notes: fresh vegetal, fruity, vanilla, buttery and zesty hints
Suggestion of preparation
With the teapot or the tasting set: 3 minutes in water heated to 160°F.
With the Kyusu or the Shiboridashi : 5 g / 10 cl
- 1st infusion: 160°F - 1 minute
- 2nd infusion: 160°F - instantaneous
- 3rd infusion: 180°F - 30 seconds
- 4th infusion (optional): 30 minutes in cold water
Grands Crus: savour the exceptional
Rare and ephemeral, teas identified as Grands Crus by Palais des Thés are the result of alchemy between a tea plant variety, its terroir and the talent of an artisan grower. Meticulously plucked, processed and sourced in the most respected tea gardens, our Grands Crus unveil unique flavours that reflect the refinement of their origins.