Tea: NaturaliTea Midori Sencha

Grower: The Kinezuka Family

Origin: Nakayama Village in Fujieda: Shizuoka, Japan

Cultivation: Natural (Organic, but no certification)

Harvest Date: Spring 2013

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The young leaf buds, having been prepared since the previous fall, are filled with nutrients stocked up by the plant over the long, cold winter. This produces a the highest grade of tea leaf with an extra strong flavor. Handpicked from a select number of our best fields at the very beginning of the sencha season this is the youngest tea leaf you can find.

Grown on the Kinezuka Family's all-natural farm. Headed by Toshiaki Kinezuka, NaturaliTea has been growing all-natural tea for 36 years in Nakayama Village in Shizuoka, Japan. Their teas are grown at an altitude of 350m (1150ft), with the Yabukita cultivar.

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Recommended Brewing Instructions: Use 2tsp (~4g) of leaves per 4oz (250ml) of water.
Brew for 2 minutes.

- 165F for a sweet, mellow profile with soft textures.

- 175F for a deep vegetal, sweet profile with a smooth, silky texture.