{"id":10498,"date":"2020-12-10T14:29:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T22:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.io-te.dk\/vare\/tsukigase-sencha-organic-2020\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T23:02:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T22:02:46","slug":"tsukigase-sencha-organic","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.io-te.dk\/en\/vare\/tsukigase-sencha-organic\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsukigase Sencha | Organic | 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Description | <span lang=\"ja\">\u8a73\u7d30<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Tsukigase Kenk\u014d Chaen&#8217;s organic sencha presents Fumiaki Iwata&#8217;s signature blend from the year&#8217;s first harvest from his family&#8217;s organic tea gardens in Tsukigase, Nara. The tea trees here are farmed very gently \u2013 pesticide-free and with plant-based fertilizer as the only external source of nutrients \u2013 and the finely processed, medium-steamed <em>(futs\u016bmushi)<\/em> tea leaves have been allowed to grow 100% unshaded until their spring harvest in May 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The rich amounts of sunshine are felt in the tea\u2019s natural sense of astringency, a mouth sensations known as <span lang=\"ja\">\u6e0b\u5473<\/span> <i>shibumi<\/i> in Japanese, deriving from the high content of catechins in the leaves. At the same time, the gentle farming method allows the nutrient-rich soil to be expressed in a clear sense of minerality characteristic of the Tsukigase region\u2019s mountainous Nara terroir.<\/p>\n<p>Tsukigase Sencha thrives at relatively high brewing temperatures (+80\u00b0C), where the tea leaves infuse into a clear green-yellow tea with a distinct vegetal profile and refreshing aromas with hints of green legumes and citrus fruits. During the initial sips, the shibumi sensation can be experienced as slightly cooling in the body, but it gradually changes to a warm and naturally sweet aftertaste that lingers pleasantly and patiently in the mouth.<\/p>\n<p>We are, in other words, quite far from more modern umami-oriented sencha expressions: expect associations to mountains and iron rather than the ocean and seaweeds. We therefore also happily recommend Tsukigase Sencha to anyone who is curious to explore another, lesser known \u2013 but by no means less delicious \u2013 side of Japan\u2019s sencha culture.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Tea trees | <span lang=\"ja\">\u8336\u6a39<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Cultivar:<\/strong> Yabukita<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age:<\/strong> 35-50 years<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elevation:<\/strong> 250-300 masl<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shade:<\/strong> none<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fertilisation:<\/strong> fallen leaves, straws, and other vegetation from local plant growth as well as non-GMO rapeseed oil cake<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cultivation method:<\/strong> certified organic (read more about organic and natural farming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.io-te.dk\/en\/organic-and-natural-farming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harvest:<\/strong> May 2023<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Production method | <span lang=\"ja\">\u88fd\u8336\u65b9\u6cd5<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Steaming:<\/strong> medium (<em>futs\u016bmushi<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Hi-ire:<\/em><\/strong> none<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Producer | <span lang=\"ja\">\u751f\u7523\u8005<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Tsukigase Kenk\u014d Chaen <span lang=\"ja\">\u6708\u30f6\u702c\u5065\u5eb7\u8336\u5712<\/span> under the direction of Fumiaki Iwata <span lang=\"ja\">\u5ca9\u7530\u6587\u660e<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Origin | <span lang=\"ja\">\u7523\u5730<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Tsukigase in Nara, Japan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h4><span lang=\"ja\">\u6708\u30f6\u702c \u714e\u8336<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5>Unshaded and medium-steamed <em>(futs\u016bmushi)<\/em> organic sencha from the year\u2019s first spring harvest in May 2023 grown and produced by Tsukigase Kenk\u014d Chaen in Tsukigase, Nara.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><em>green legumes &#8211; citrus fruit &#8211; sedimentary rock<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.io-te.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/oeko-labels_io_ny_lavres-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350px\" height=\"auto\"><\/p>\n<h5>kr. 170,00<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[191,211,105,207],"product_tag":[129,144],"class_list":{"0":"post-10498","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-tea","7":"product_cat-organic-farming","8":"product_cat-sencha-tea","9":"product_cat-tsukigase-kenko-chaen-nara","10":"product_tag-sencha-en","11":"product_tag-shincha-en","13":"first","14":"outofstock","15":"taxable","16":"shipping-taxable","17":"product-type-variable","18":"has-default-attributes"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.io-te.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/10498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.io-te.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.io-te.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.io-te.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.io-te.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.io-te.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.io-te.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=10498"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.io-te.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=10498"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.io-te.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=10498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}