#1066.K6 Yuzu Sencha (Yuzu Citrus Sencha from Wazuka Kyoto / 京都和束ゆず煎茶)

Product Information Name: Yuzu Citrus Sencha from Wazuka, Kyoto Ingredients:Green tea and Yuzu citrus Harvest: Mid-May harvest Cultivar: Yabukita, Cultivation Notes: Grown pesticide free, but not certified organic. Fertilized with organic compost. Region: Wazuka, Kyoto(Sencha), Ooita, Kagoshima(Yuzu citrus) Vendor type: Family-operated farm cooperative. Established: Approximately 150 years ago. Producer: Azuma Tea Garden Location: Kyoto, Japan For steeping guidelines click here: yunomi.life/steep About Azuma Tea Garden Azuma Tea Garden is a family-owned tea farm specializing in matcha products: They are tencha farmers, cultivating leaves that are shaded then processed in the family's factory: steamed, dried without rolling, and refined into even flakes for grinding. These tencha leaves are then, ground into matcha tea powder in the family's new factory that includes both stone mill grinders and a jet air pulverization machine for large scale culinary matcha production. The processing factory for tencha and sencha were once part of a large cooperative, but the family is the only remaining member of the cooperative. Azuma Teruko, originally from China, married into the family after visiting the village and falling in love with her husband. She is now face of the farm, and is helping to convert tea fields from relatives and retiring farmer friends into organic cultivation.