Description
Description | 詳細
Tokiwa is Chiran Nōen’s finest grade of matcha, suitable for both ‘thick’ (koicha) and ‘thin’(usucha) tea. Its pure expression of the Okumidori cultivar results in a carefully balanced sense of natural umami and a refreshing, spring-like sweetness with little to no bitterness depending on style of preparation.
The gentle organic farming method employed at Chiran Nōen’s tea fields provides the tea leaves with a naturally mild taste profile after harvest. Tokiwa’s maturation period as tencha since its spring harvest in May 2023 in turn adds new layers of body and depth, while preserving the original spring-like freshness of the Okumidori leaf.
The moment Tokiwa comes into contact with a preheated tea bowl, a rich aroma is released from the tea, carefully stone-milled by Chiran Nōen themselves, reminding us of baked chestnut and dark chocolates. The fine green matcha powder subsequently whisks into a vibrantly verdant and velvety tea with a well-balanced umami structure and patiently lingering aftertaste with a warm, gently toasted touch. Tokiwa represents as such a fine example of a high quality matcha grown in accordance with organic farming methods – still a rarity to come across today.
Tea trees | 茶樹
Cultivar: Okumidori
Age: 10-40 years
Altitude: 150-200 masl
Shade: covered 20 days before harvest
Fertiliser: homemade, fermented organic fertiliser made of by-products from the local fishing industry and agriculture
Cultivation method: certified organic (read more about organic and natural farming here)
Harvest: May 27th 2023
Production method | 製茶方法
Steaming: medium (chūmushi)
Store: matured as tencha until November 2024, then carefully milled to matcha on granite stone-mills
Producer | 生産者
Chiran Nōen 知覧農園
Origin | 産地
Chiran in Kagoshima, Japan
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