A distinctive organic green tea reflecting the tea cultures of two countries. The story of this tea started eight years ago when a Japanese tea cultivar was planted in China. This tea is the first harvest from the garden and combines Chinese and Japanese tea processing techniques. The result? A complex, multi-cultural cup with notes of edamame, watercress, and chestnut.
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Ingredients
2 tsp per 8 oz of water, 175°F, 3 min.
The same tea leaves can be steeped multiple times in a Gaiwan or Yixing teapot. Use twice as much tea and steep same tea leaves 1-2 minutes multiple times until the flavor fades.
This Japanese tea plant cultivar provides notes of edamame and the light steaming accentuates the vegetal flavor profile
The tea is shaped into a semi-ball, which is characteristic of Chinese tea processing
The Chinese associated the orchid with Spring Festivals, which emphasized renewal and procreation. Dew symbolizes immortality
Popular too in ancient Japan, the orchid was considered a symbol of wealth by royalty, who kept the flowers in their temples, and had them painted in their commissioned scrolls