An early picking of the youngest leaves from tea farmer Matsuo Masatoshi's tea garden, Hatsutsumi (literally "first plucking") is a delicate and delicious example of Higashi Sonogi Village's artisanal green tea.
Product Info
Type: Tamaryokucha (Sencha with the last finishing step in rolling skipped to allow the leaf to curl)
Ingredients: Green tea
Harvest: Late April
Region: Higashi Sonogi, Nagasaki
Instructions
See our steeping guidelines here: yunomi.life/steep
About the Tea Farmer
In addition to being a multi-award winner of the Minister’s Award for excellence in tea competitions, Matsuo Masatoshi has also received the prestigious Emperor’s Cup — an honor presented annually by the Japanese government across the nation’s entire agricultural industry.
