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Meban Bancha Pest.Free

Name: Tamaryokucha Ureshino Meban Bancha
SKU: 2914
Price: 7.90 EUR
Availability: InStock

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SKU

2914

Tamaryokucha meban from a masterful selection of rare green tea cultivars by Ota Shigeki. Grown in the top terroir of Ureshino. Grown without the use of plant protection products. 100g

Details	High content of special polysaccharides (mildly sweet)
Character	Pleasantly warming, robust yet calming. Fine toasted notes. Strongly yang.
Tea Garden	Ota Shigeki Seicha
Terroir	Iwayagawachi, Ureshino, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Harvest	Between the 1st and 2nd harvests of 2023 (meban), end of April to the beginning of May
Cultivar	40% Yabukita, 40% Sayamakaori, 10% Tsuyuhikari, 10% Okumusashi, Sayamamidori and Zairai (native) blend
Elevation	140–180m above sea level
Steaming	Short (asamushi, 20 seconds), special & brief high-pressure steaming
Organic Cert.	Not certified: grown without the use of plant protection products according to organic standards since 1978
Laboratory Tests	Radioactivity (region as of 11/2019)
Awards	The tea farmer received the 2014 Nihoncha Award for his tamaryokucha kamairicha.
Grade	96/100 p. (bancha category); Super Premium 90/100 p. (tamaryokucha category); Premium

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Ota Shigeki Seicha

Ota Shigeki is a small, family-run business in its third generation, which specialises in tamaryokucha and kamairicha. They are famous for their masterful blends of rare seed varieties. In 2014, Mr. Shigeki was honoured with the Nihoncha Award, one of Japan's most prestigious tea awards. The tea fields are located in Ureshino, the region of Japan best known for tamaryokucha, and are protected by picturesque forests. No plant protection products have been used on the fields since 1978.

Flavour

An especially smooth, lightly sweet and elegant Bancha with a deep and full body. Lightly malty roast notes in the finish make it wonderfully tasty. It is calming and warming, equalised and basic, yet full of power. This attractive combination comes from the selection of leaves between the first and second harvest (Meban, highest grade Bancha) and the masterful selection of rare cultivars, especially the noble Sayamakaori. Additionally, the combination is aided by the quality of cultivation and processing, as well as the special high-pressure absorption process of the tea master.

Leaf

Magatama-shaped Tamaryokucha, relatively fine, beautiful dark colour, very small stem amount.

Cup

faintly shiny, orange-yellow.

Tamaryokucha green tea, like Sencha, is gently steamed with water and twisted, not rolled, in large bamboo drums to give it the distinctive round Magatama shape. The taste is therefore similar to Sencha, and has an impressively round, full and mild aroma.

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, all the regions of Japan from which we source our teas are tested for radioactivity for every harvest.

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Preparation

Brewing Guide

2 heaped teaspoons per 100–300ml water (60°C). Steep for 2 minutes. Suitable for multiple infusions.

Packaging

High-quality, airtight, resealable standing zipper pouch with 9 protective layers to preserve flavour and protect against oxidation and contamination.

Recommended Teapot

A special brown kyusu or dobin for bancha is ideal, as it best develops the special flavour body of this tea. Alternatively, a black tokoname kyusu with a fine ceramic strainer can be used for a rather neutral aroma.

Recommended Storage

A high-quality tea caddy made of cherry bark (solid wood, kabazaiku chazutsu) is ideal, though any airtight tea caddy with internal coating will suffice.

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.

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Tamaryokucha
Meban Bancha Pest.Free