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Ōsumi Organic

Name: Matcha Tea Ōsumi Organic
SKU: 7009-bio
Price: 22.90 EUR
Availability: InStock

Premium Grade 93 p.

SKU

7009-bio

The upscale premium quality from the leading organic matcha farmer collective near the sea in Shibushi, South Kagoshima. 100% 1st harvest, from the popular Saemidori Cultivar, suitable for Usucha, 40g

from one of the leading organic farmers from Kagoshima
particularly environmentally friendly organic cultivation
from the fine-sweet Saemidori Cultivar
premium quality, top price-performance ratio
suitable as Usucha
especially mild and soft due to Kuradashi maturation

Character	full-bodied, little bitterness even at higher dosage, balanced, fruity.
Tea Garden	Leading organic tea farm in Shibushi, Kagoshima.
Terroir	Shibushi, Kagoshima, Japan
Harvest	1st harvest in April/May, followed by maturation of Matcha (Kuradashi), milling Feb. 2024
Cultivar	Saemidori
Grind	Milled with ball mill
Elevation	50m above sea level
Steaming	normal (Chuumushi, 30 sec.)
Shading	14 days, Jikagise
Organic Cert.	EU Organic, JAS Organic certified since 2017
Laboratory Tests	Radioactivity (region as of 11/2019)
Grade	94/100 p. (Matcha category); Premium

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The organic farmers' collective in Shibushi in southern Kagoshima is one of the largest and most important in the region, and it proudly carries on the tradition of tea cultivation in Shibushi, which dates back to the early 18th century. The tea fields are cultivated in a particularly efficient and environmentally friendly manner, using specially developed machinery that is only used here. Water, rice bran and high air pressure are used to protect the plants from pests and at the same time enrich them with nutrients. In addition, weeds are removed from the soil using steam. The tea farmers carefully consider whether the use of these machines is necessary at all, as the natural ecosystem should be disturbed as little as possible. In recent years, the farm's teas have won many awards, including the highly decorated Nihoncha Award, the Japanese Tea Selection Paris, and the British Great Taste Award.

Flavour

This rich Matcha develops hardly any bitterness even in larger doses, making it ideal as Usucha or for the Japanese tea ceremony. In the mouth, a soft, very balanced taste experience is created. Vegetal notes of green tomato and fruity aromas of stone fruit and pear testify to a particularly complex flavor for the price category, which is nicely accompanied and rounded off by an omnipresent sweetness.

Texture

finest creaminess

Cup

fresh, intense deep green

We go to great lengths to identify the finest organic tea farms across the world’s most celebrated terroirs. All our teas are sourced directly from the farmer and, with a few exceptions, are certified organic or come from pesticide-free farms. Each batch of tea for every harvest is tested for pesticides and other pollutants in an independent German lab to ensure they meet our strict quality standards as well as HACCP food safety requirements. Likewise, the regions of Japan from which we source our teas are tested for radioactivity for every harvest.

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Cultivation & Processing

The fields of our farming collective are located in Shibushi, nestled between the mountains of the southern island of Kyushu and the Pacific Ocean in southern Kagoshima. The tea farm specializes in making organic farming particularly efficient and environmentally friendly, with specially developed machinery for gentle and 100% natural pest removal. For their matcha, the farm uses Kuradashi tencha, in which the harvested tencha leaves are allowed to mature for several months, resulting in a deep, particularly mild and mellow flavor in the matcha.

Single Origin

This matcha comes 100% from the above tea field and tea farmer and is packed airtight for us directly on site. Direct purchase from the manufacturer.

Organic Certification

Preparation

Recommended Matcha Bowl

We highly recommend using a proper Japanese matcha bowl for the preparation of this tea in order to allow for the matcha to develop its full flavour.

Making Matcha

Using a Chashaku bamboo scoop, put two heaped scoops or one teaspoon (approx. 3g matcha) into a Matcha bowl – or for an extra smooth result sift the Matcha first using a fine mesh strainer. Then pour approximately 60ml to a maximum of 80ml of hot water between 60°C and 80°C into the bowl without pouring directly onto the powder to avoid clumping.

Next take a Chasen Matcha whisk and place it in the bowl at an angle of about 90° to the base. Now gently but quickly move the whisk back and forth in a tight zigzag motion, without pressing it into the base or sides as much as possible, to achieve the classic Matcha foam. Make sure to avoid circular movements, and the faster the whisking is performed the fluffier the foam. Practice makes perfect – enjoy!

Storage and Packaging

Matcha should always be stored in the refrigerator, and only briefly removed when needed. As a result of being finely ground, the powder is very susceptible to moisture, odour, light, and oxidation. Be sure to store matcha in an airtight container.We package all our matcha in high-quality, airtight tins with screw tops. The inside of the tins have a BPA-free plastic coating to ensure that the matcha does not come into contact with the metal. The tin is also placed within a sealed, flavour protective pouch. We recommend continuing to store the matcha in the tin and pouch after opening. A better alternative, however, is to store matcha in a natsume: a small container, preferably made of cherry wood, that is both breathable and anti-bacterial.

Test results

We find it very important that our teas are pure and produced in a way that respects the environment. For this reason, each one of our teas is tested for pesticide residues by an independent laboratory, the results of which can be found here. Some of our teas are also tested for specific nutritional compounds, in which case the test results are also published here.

Confirmation of analysis

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