Gokou Single Cultivar Matcha by Master Tea Farmer Tsuji Kiyoharu
€42.99 €38.69
This Gokou single cultivar matcha from his Tsujiki Tea Garden offers an exceptionally fragrant, balanced bowl with a full-bodied finish.? Rich umami, with a balanced sweetness. Extremely impressive.
Stone ground March 2025, each 20-gram portion provides approximately ten usucha servings when prepared in the traditional 2-gram measure.
Each 20 gram order comes in a Steeping Room can with the oxygen free 20 gram bag tucked inside.
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Tsuji Kiyoharu, recipient of the 2017 Prime Minister’s Award for Agriculture, is a fifth-generation tea master crafting exceptional matcha in Shirakawa, Uji – a small zone traditionally known for its gyokuro production. His innovative approach using unpruned tea trees and organic fertilizers, with minimal pesticide use, has helped establish this area’s reputation for premium matcha.
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