Chiran Sencha | Organic | 2024

知覧 煎茶

Chiran Nōen’s finest sencha production from the spring harvest in April 2024 made from a carefully balanced blend of five cultivars: Asanoka, Asatsuyu, Saemidori, Yutakamidori and Yabukita.
The young spring leaves are shaded between seven and ten days prior to harvest, and they are subsequently deep-steamed (fukamushi) with the exception of the Yabukita varietal which adds refreshing clarity and a more clearly defined sense of tannic structure through its moderate chūmushi steaming.
The final result is a vibrantly verdant spring green tea with a characteristic velvety texture, delicately balancing bright spring-like top notes with a deep, but never heavy, sensation of natural umami.

wakame soup – buttered scallop – hints of mango

Description

Tea trees | 茶樹

Cultivars: Asanoka, Asatsuyu, Saemidori, Yabukita, Yutakamidori

Age: 15-40 years

Altitude: 150-200 masl

Shade: covered 7-10 days prior to harvest

Fertiliser: homemade, fermented organic fertiliser made of by-products from the local fishing and agriculture industries

Cultivation method: certified organic (read more about organic and natural farming here)

Harvest: April 13th-23rd 2024

Production method | 製茶方法

Steaming: medium (chūmushi) for Yabukita; deep (fukamushi) for Asanoka, Asatsuyu, Saemidori and Yutakamidori

Hi-ire: medium(chūbi) on April 24th 2024

Producer | 生産者

Chiran Nōen 知覧農園 under the leadership of Asuka Nuruki

Origin | 産地

Chiran in Kagoshima, Japan

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