Chiyonoen Tea Garden: #21A Mountain-Grown Yame Black Tea, Single Cultivar Kanaya Midori Spring【矢部紅茶】かなやみどり 春摘み Chiyonoen Tea Garden

This Kanayamidori cultivar was grown in the mountains of Yabe Village (Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture) at an altitude of about 500m. It is a cultivar that is characteristic with a milky sensation. Many people enjoy this black tea due to its sweet aroma and flavor. This black tea does not have a strong personality, so Chiyonoen recommends it for those who may not usually drink black tea – as it is a soft, gentle, pleasing Japanese black tea! 

Product Description

• Ingredients: Black Tea
• Net weight: 30 grams
• Cultivar: Kanaya Midori
• Harvest: Spring
• Cultivation notes: No pesticides, no synthetic fertilizer used in cultivation
• Region: Upper mountains of Yabe village, Yame District, Fukuoka, Japan. Altitude about 500 meters

Steeping Notes

The steeping guidelines below are from Chiyonoen. For more steeping tips including cold steeping and ice steeping, please see Yunomi’s steeping guides.

General Steeping for 2 persons 

• Tea: 6g, Time: 3-4 minutes, Water: 95°C/203F, 300ml
• Tips for a Pleasant Drinking Experience

• Boil fresh water to 95°C/203F
• Before preparing the tea, have the teapot warmed up (e.g., by pouring hot water in it)
• Put the tea leaves in the teapot, pour hot water and steep for 3-4 minutes 
• Pour the tea until the last drop

About the Farm

Chiyonoen Tea Farm is a small tea garden operated by husband and wife farmers Masashi and Eri Harashima deep in the mountains of Yabe Village, Fukuoka, Japan. The 3rd generation farm specializes in high grade mountain-grown sencha and gyokuro. Established by his grandfather and the farm’s namesake, Chiyokichi.

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