High quality Organic Teas – Origin Uji & Kagoshima
Rishouen sources high quality Organic teas directly from excellent producers in the Uji and Kagoshima regions.
JAS Organic is the certification beholding the strictest standard of organic production in Japan. As a tea processing facility, we, Rishouen Tea Co., possess the JAS Organic certification so that our teas can be handled by organic certified actors from start to finish. Our organic processing actitivites are overseen by the Hyogo Prefectural Organic Agriculture Society (HOAS).
The list of organic teas available at Rishouen is listed below — the prices and format listed are our retail prices meant for private orders. Please do not hesitate to send us an e-mail for wholesale prices and international shipping conditions.
Organic Stone Ground Matcha
Organic Matcha Seian – Precious Ceremonial Grade
Blend of hand picked, 1rst harvest Tencha – Uji region
The Organic Matcha Seian is a rare and exquisite tea composed of a blend of spring, hand picked Tencha produced in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto prefecture, by Mr. Nakanishi.
Organic production is rare in the Uji region as parcels are small and close to each other. Among this small production of organic teas, organic Matcha using hand picked Tencha leaves is even more precious.
Mr. Nakanishi harvests his fields only once a year for the spring harvest, and gives everything he has to turn this one harvest into astonishing quality organic Tencha that will be the raw material for extremely high quality organic ceremonial grade Matcha.
The fields are covered 35 + days before harvest under a double layer cover that will block 95% of the sunlight from reaching the leaves of the tea trees. As a result, the leaves grow very thin, which is ideal for traditional grinding in a stone mill, and they also stay tender, without hardening, while developing high amounts of L-Theanine, the amino acid responsible for the smooth, umami flavor found in high quality Japanese green teas.
During the spring harvest, the youngest, most tender leaves are hand picked and processed immediately – steaming, drying, removal of stems and rough matters – then stored in refrigerators in their “Tencha” state before being ground traditionally in a stone mill.
The result of this carefully controlled process is a finely ground, vibrant green powder suitable both for the preparation of Usucha (thin tea), and Koicha (thick tea) with extremely smooth flavors and no astringency.
This Matcha reveals an Umami rich, creamy, thick and frothy liquor with a distinctly sweet, long lasting flavor that will fill its drinkers with a deep sense of tranquility and satisfaction.
This matcha has numerous fans and they consistently hail it as the best matcha they’ve ever tasted and say they got astonished at how less astringency it has, and we couldn’t be prouder.
Retail price: 20g can/ 3600 yen
International shipping available. Quotations can be provided via e-mail. Payment for retail orders is requested via Paypal.
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