#0426.K2 Koukien Tea Garden: Wakocha Benifuuki Single Cultivar - Naturally Grown in Kirishima, KagoshimaOrganically produced wakocha (Japanese black tea) from a small family run farm, Koukien Tea Garden. This single cultivar tea was grown at the foot of the mountains in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture. Sisters Yurie and Akane Kawaguchi are continuously working hard to make their wakochas more delicious and enjoyable. About the cultivar: The benifuuki cultivar is well known in Japan for its high level of catechin which converts into the flavorful tannins

Glass tea pot with a ceramic lid and fine steel mesh filter

Labeled "Heritage Grade" due the utilization of traditional shading -- a canopy with yoshizu reeds layered in gradual steps

研茶用急須 - ken-cha-you kyusu (tea pot for evaluating tea)

Shaded 3-4 weeks before harvest

Sannosuke II was appointed as a lord and deputy officer of the Hirado Domain

Resolution: 350 dpi

Use warm water: 50˚C/140˚F

200 ml of water

Recall that kukicha literally means "stem tea"

Sift the powder with a sifter and use a bamboo whisk to prevent clumps

The hot stone produces infrared heat creating a rich roast of the barley

high humidity