{"id":13834,"date":"2023-02-05T11:35:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T11:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.io-te.dk\/?post_type=product&p=13834"},"modified":"2023-10-07T20:04:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T18:04:23","slug":"tsukigase-ichoka-withered-sencha-2022","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.io-te.dk\/en\/vare\/tsukigase-ichoka-withered-sencha-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsukigase Ich\u014dka Sencha | Natural farming | 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Description | \u8a73\u7d30<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Saemidori tea trees at Tsukigase Kenk\u014d Chaen’s Miyayama tea garden grow at an altitude of about 250 meters on a steep southeast-facing mountain side. On the western side a ‘curtain’ of tall trees stand, providing shade from the afternoon sun and thus adding a mild and natural kabuse<\/em> effect to the tea garden. Apart from an annual distribution of fallen leaves and dried pampas grass, the tea trees are grown completely without fertiliser which \u2013 combined with the cool Nara mountain air in spring \u2013 causes the tea trees to grow slowly, intimately shaped by their immediate environment.<\/p>\n

After the spring harvest in May, the tea leaves are spread out in the shade of the treetops of the nearby forest to wither lightly \u2013 a special, and in Japan today rare, processing step known as \u840e\u51cb\u9999<\/span> ich\u014dka.<\/em> By applying the ich\u014dka<\/em>-step, a unique range of delicate aromas and flavors unfold not normally encountered in more orthodox sencha productions \u2013 prominent aromatic notes of citrus fruit reminiscent of yuzu rind blend beautifully with subtle floral sensations of white flowers and their green stems, calling to mind certain types of lightly oxidized oolong.<\/p>\n

In the cup, Tsukigase Ich\u014dka Sencha brews a clear, almost neon-green tea where the bright aromas echo on the palate. A well-balanced astringency adds a refreshing edge to the tea and gives it structure. Little by little, a mild but pleasant umami unfolds, especially during the later infusions, while a distinct sensation of Tsukigase minerality, here more reminiscent of hot iron than rocks, becomes increasingly pronounced as well. Combined together, it makes Tsukigase Ich\u014dka Sencha a sophisticated and wonderfully complex Japanese green tea \u2013 a unique encounter that speaks to us of a distinct terroir as well as Tsukigase Kenk\u014d Chaen’s highly original approach to their cultivation and production of Japanese tea.<\/p>\n

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Tea trees | \u8336\u6a39<\/span><\/h4>\n

Cultivar:<\/strong> Saemidori<\/p>\n

Age:<\/strong> approx. 30 years<\/p>\n

Elevation:<\/strong> 250 masl<\/p>\n

Shade:<\/strong> none<\/p>\n

Fertilisation: <\/strong>none (but dry fallen leaves from surrounding forests are being scattered among the tea trees every year)<\/p>\n

Cultivation method:<\/strong> natural farming and certified organic (read more about organic and natural farming here<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Harvest:<\/strong> May 2022<\/p>\n

Production method | \u88fd\u8336\u65b9\u6cd5<\/span><\/h4>\n

Steaming:<\/strong> medium (futs\u016bmushi<\/em>)<\/p>\n

ich\u014d:<\/strong><\/em> outdoor withering after harvest in the shade of trees in nearby forest<\/p>\n

Hi-ire:<\/em><\/strong> none<\/p>\n

Producer | \u751f\u7523\u8005<\/span><\/h4>\n

Tsukigase Kenk\u014d Chaen \u6708\u30f6\u702c\u5065\u5eb7\u8336\u5712<\/span> under the direction of Fumiaki Iwata \u5ca9\u7530\u6587\u660e<\/span><\/p>\n

Origin | \u7523\u5730<\/span><\/h4>\n

Tsukigase in Nara, Japan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u6708\u30f6\u702c \u840e\u51cb\u9999\u714e\u8336<\/span><\/h4>\n
Lightly withered ich\u014dka<\/em> sencha harvested in May 2022 at Tsukigase Kenk\u014d Chaen’s Miyayama tea garden in Tsukigase, Nara.<\/h5>\n
Uniquely aromatic and highly mineral green tea made from pure Saemidori tea trees grown by natural farming methods without any use of fertilizers and pesticides.<\/h5>\n

yuzu rind \u2013 white flowers \u2013 cool iron<\/em><\/p>\n

Contains 50g.<\/p>\n

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