Premium first harvest tea leaves are picked and carefully crafted into our Teahouse Edition, giving it an exceptionally smooth flavor profile best appreciated when sipping as traditionally prepared tea.
We were impressed with the body and sweetness of this tea. These desirable traits come from the umami found in the young tea leaves. The tea is fixed green, rolled and dried in ovens to preserve the sweetness.
Origin: Uji & Kagoshima
Cultivars: Okumidori, Kanayamidori, Sayamakaori, Samidori, Yabukita
Typical Serving: 1tsp (~4g) with 1cup (~250ml) of hot water (158-176F), brew 60sec; about 25 servings in this 100g size product
DavidNic
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Looking for similar voices elsewhere has come up empty in my recent searches, and a stop at ferrethopper extended the search frustration, the rare site that does what no other does in quite the same way is precious and this one has clearly developed a particular approach that I have not been able to find duplicates of.
Stevealoni
06/28/2026copperburrow
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Cecilced
06/28/2026buntingdingo
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Franklinblurf
06/28/2026jebyam
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Deonset
06/28/2026cobblebadge
Now noticing that the post did not mention the writer at all, focus stayed on the topic, and a look at cobblebadge continued that author absent quality, content that disappears the writer to focus on the substance is a particular kind of generosity and this site has clearly chosen the substance over the personality consistently.
Cecilced
06/28/2026buntingdingo
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OrlandoLof
06/28/2026argylecrocus
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EzekielMyday
06/28/2026linencovecraftcollective
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Victorhiers
06/28/2026tragustally
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Deonset
06/28/2026cobblebadge
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