Sake Barrel Aged Sencha
Garden Direct Green Tea
Sake Barrel Aged Sencha
Sake Barrel Aged Sencha

Sake Barrel Aged Sencha

This unique Kuradashi tea blends mid-steamed sencha aged in a sake barrel, creating a smooth, mellow infusion with layered notes of peach, rice wine, nectarine, toasted chestnut and soft spice, reminiscent of Nigori Sake.

About 10 Cups Of Tea
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A unique flavor experience with tasting notes of peach, sake, nectarine and chestnut with soft spice

About this tea

This tea is a blend of mid-steamed sencha from the Kirishima and Shizuoka regions of Japan. The tea was vibrant and rich green as shincha (“New Spring Tea”), but after four months of aging in the sake barrel, it transformed into a smooth, mellow and fruity infusion. It reminds the palate of Nigori Sake with its boozy and fruity fermentation aromas. It is surprising for a green tea to have such a luxurious and layered taste. The sake barrel aging creates a unique flavor experience with tasting notes of peach, rice wine, nectarine, toasted chestnut and soft spice. This is one of our very unique Kuradashi teas.

Ingredients

Green tea

Origin

Kagoshima & Shizuoka, Japan

Cultivar

Yabukita

Harvest

May 2024

Elevation

Mid - elevation gardens in Kagoshima and Shizuoka

Preparation
  • Imperial
  • Metric
Traditional Tea Preparation

Add 6g to a small (150mL/5oz) kyusu teapot or hohin.

Use boiled water cooled to 169°F.

Infuse for 30-45 seconds and decant.

Repeat for another 1-2 infusions using short steeps of 15 seconds per round until the flavor and aroma dissipates. This tea infuses fast and has strong character that is best expressed over the course of 3-4 brief infusions.

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Origin

Shizuoka & Kagoshima Prefectures

Japan

The tea growing region located along the streams and valleys of the Abe and Warashina Rivers at the base of Shizuoka’s Southern Alps is a renowned terroir for sencha aficionados with natural micro-climates that are exclusive to the remote inner reaches of the Shizuoka Prefecture. With nearly 800 years of tea farming history, this spectacular tea origin is the highest elevation tea growing region for Japanese sencha and is surrounded by dense mountain forests, clear air, pure river streams and abundant nature.

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