RESERVE O5 Tea Collab Maccha Okumidori by Hosoi 20g
We sometimes do a hopper swap with O5 Tea in Vancouver where we mill one of their teas and they mill one of ours.
O5 Notes on this cultivar:
“Okumidori has long been one of our favourite cultivars. With rich umami and low astringency, this relatively rare cultivar (reportedly accounting for less than 3% of Japan’s yearly harvest) was first developed for sencha, in Shizuoka, in the 1970s.”
$35.00 – $40.00
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About the Farmer:
According to o5 Tea: “Kenta Hosoi’s family began farming tea in the Meiji Era, in Wazuka (one of the most traditional tea-growing regions in Kyoto). He only started farming tea for tencha 10 years ago; his favourite cultivar for this purpose is okumidori. Hosoi San’s main passion is farming; he believes (and we couldn’t agree more) that healthy earth and plants are the basis for mind-blowing tea.”
Tasting Notes:
White peach, pine nuts, fiddlehead
Farmer: Hosoi Kenta
Cultivar(s): Okumidori
Harvested: May 2024 (1st flush)
Elevation: 200m
Region: Uji, Kyoto, Japan
Batch size: 18kg
Fresh-milled in Victoria, BC, Canada by JagaSilk