Wakocha Koshun Miyazaki 30 g

A unique tea with varying flavor notes by time and location.

時や場所に応じて変化する味わいが魅力

Sometimes floral, sometimes spicy, or even fruity. Koshun black tea is an interesting tea with very wide flavor possibilities, varying with time and localities like wine and gueuze (Belgian sour beer). This Koshun tea from 2024 harvest is fruity like a peach, but how about the next year?

It is always a fun surprise with this black tea.

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TORIDORI TEA DATA FILE

Catalog no. TEA02. Wakocha Koshun (Miyazaki)

Origin
Gokase, Miyazaki, Japan.

Cultivar
Koshun (香俊, meaning "aroma/scent of Suruga*").
*Suruga (駿河) is the old name of the current Central Shizuoka.

Harvest
07/2024, machine-picked.

Process
Black tea (紅茶 kocha).

Cultivation
Animal- and plant-based fertilizers (non-synthetic). No agrochemicals.

Tasting memo
Medium body with robust flavor. Floral orchid-like aroma to soft woodiness and spicy notes like speculaas spices. Balanced bitterness and sweetness.

Brewing guide
[Japanese] 4-5 g/200 ml, 95°C 60 sec (1st), 80 sec (2nd), 100 sec (3rd)...(+20 sec each). 4-5 infusions possible.
[Western] 2-3 g/300 ml, 95°C 3 min.

Producer of this tea:

Miyazaki Sabou

宮崎茶房

Miyazaki Sabou is a tea farm located at the northern part of Gokase, the tea-producing area in the mountains of the northwest Miyazaki. This region is one of the few places which preserves the traditional kamairicha to date. Together with their traditional kamairicha, Miyazaki Sabou is also known for their delicious black tea and oolong tea. Led by Mr. Akira Miyazaki, a person of rich knowledge and passion for tea cultivars, this tea farm is the leader of the tea production of this region.

Right plant at the right place

お茶の樹も適材適所

The characteristic unique cultivar offers of this farm is the result of the continuous efforts of Mr. Miyazaki and his team to realize a truly tasty and safe kamairicha without any single use of agrochemicals (herbicides and alike) nor chemical fertilizers. However, no such inputs means that tea plants have to survive the diseases and reduced soil nutrients by their own.

Mr. Miyazaki carefully chooses the most suitable cultivars for each of his farm plots. The terroir of Miyazaki Sabou is the collaboration of their expertise and tea cultivars beautifully tuned for their land.