Processing Notes: The dry tea leaves have a dark green hue and glossy luster.  Deep steaming (or fukamushi) helps release the nutrients in the tea leaves upon brewing.
Caffeine Level:  Medium  
Tasting notes:  The deep and vibrant umami followed by long lingering sweetness are emphasized by deep steaming.  Rich, complex, yet gentle taste and aroma

• Shizuoka, located a mere 30 km or about 18 miles from Mount Fuji, is a prominent and ancient tea growing region dating back to the 1,200's.   Due to past volcanic eruptions, the area has deep and mineral rich soil, abundant sources of pure water from ice and snow capped peaks, and clean, unpolluted air.  These favorable growing conditions  can sustain tea cultivation for many generations if they are wisely managed .   A very diverse micro-climate allows for a great variety of tea cultivars to thrive in this region.

• Cultivation Notes:
  • Kirari31 is a rare cultivar usually reserved for making high-end green teas such as Gyokuro and Tencha (whole tea leaves prepared for the making of Matcha).  
  • Kirari31 leaves have deep dark green hue with a glossy luster.
  • The first flush is harvested in the early days of spring, when the weather is still cool and balmy, and the tea fields are bug-free.  

• Processing Notes:
  • Deep steaming [Fukamushi] accentuates the inherent umami and sweet taste of Kirari31.

• Tasting Notes:
  • Fukamushi Sencha Kirari31 has vibrant and luxuriously deep umami, followed by a lingering sweetness, with no bitterness or astringency.
  • Sencha Kirari31 has a rich, complex, yet gentle taste and aroma
  • Caffeine level:  Medium.