Yuta's 2025 Sencha
£9.50
Simply put...
A beautifully fresh & uplifting Sencha from a blend of the Zairai & Yabukita
In more depth....
Origin : Harayama garden
Cultivar :Yabukita &
Zairai
Machine or hand picked :Machine
Experience : A beautifully nourishing tea combining the fresh tones of Sencha with the savoury nuttiness of toasted rice
Experience : A beautifully nourishing tea combining the fresh tones of Sencha with the savoury nuttiness of toasted rice
About the Cultivars :
Yabukita cultivar : Yabukita is the most famous cultivars in Japan. Yuta explains : 'This is one of my favourite cultivars. It’s very refreshing and taste like * oh this is the Japanese Green Tea*And the taste and scent of tea changes a lot depending on the place of tea field (even 100m makes differences) . Yabukita is standard taste, so you will understand it more compared to other cultivars. Our Yabukita has strong mountain notes'
Zairai (在来) cultivar 'its flavor profile is similar to Yabukita, but it generally has a deeper taste and aroma, as well as a longer-lasting finish'
Why a blend? : This is because approximately 70% of the tea garden is Yabukita, while about 30% consists of Zairai plants. Since they grow in the same field and are harvested together, it is difficult to separate them during processing, and therefore they are produced as a blend.
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How to make Yuta's Sencha
Amount of tea per cup (200 ml): 5g (one tea caddy spoon)
Temperature of water: 80℃ / 176℉ (boil kettle, cool for 60 seconds)
Infusion time: 1 miinute (or as desired)
Number of infusions: 3
How to enjoy: No milk, no sugar
*Possible number of times you can re-brew using the same leaves.
This tea can be infused/brewed multiple times, just place the leaves to one side and reuse
Tales of the Tea Trade : Yuta Nagatani
This is Yuta's story. We hope you enjoy reading and that it will bring you even closer to the tea as you sip :-
- Who am I : I am Yuta Nagatani, 7th generation of my Tea Factory. We have been running a family tea company since the end of the Edo era in Ujitawara,the birthplace of Japanese green tea.
- Our company is really small : Grandfather,father,mother,mothers brother,2 part timers and myself. I grew up watching my family working in the factory and fields.
I often helped them especially during the new tea season after school and learned a lot about tea.Then,I was falling in love with tea. So I asked my father"I will do my best, so I would like to take over your company".
- Looking to the future / our hopes : In the domestic market the demand for Japanese green tea is decreasing little by little except for Matcha for sweet stuff . Most young people don't even have Kyusu andof course they dont know how to brew tea. They think plastic bottle tea is "TEA '' . This is the problem and I would like them to understand that good tea is really delicious.
- Overseas : Japanese tea is one of the best cultures that we are proud of, so I just would like to make good tea and make people happy.
- What is my favourite tea? My favourite tea is Gyokuro. It takes time and it's a bit difficult to brew Gyokuro but Umami and sweetness is just amazing. I believe Nothing could substitute for Gyokuro!
- My message to the people who are drinking our tea : We are doing our best to make good tea, so I will be glad if you love it!
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