#0837.K5 Kajihara Tea Garden: Single Estate Kinmokusei Scented Black Tea (Wakocha) 金木犀和紅茶

2024-10-27T21:53:20+09:00

Vendor: Kajihara Tea Garden
Type: Black Tea
Price: 1800

An ultra limited stock of just a few hundred grams of sweet scented kinmokusei flowers from Kajihara-san’s farm was harvested in mid-October and blended with his delicious black tea (wakocha).

Product Info

Ingredients: Black Tea, dried kinmokusei blossoms (osthmanthus)

Cultivar(s): Zairai

Harvest: June 20 (tea), Oct 14 (kinmokusei blossoms)

Region: Tsuge village, Ashikita town, Kumamoto

Storage: Store sealed airtight in cool, dry area avoiding sunlight

Steeping Notes

Tea: 5 grams

Time: 3-5 minutes (please adjust to personal preference)

Water temperature: 90C/194F degrees

Water amount: 200-300 ml

About the Tea Farmer

Name: Toshihiro Kajihara

Vendor Type: Family farm (Kajihara Tea Garden)

Location: Ashikita, Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto 869-6303, Japan

The Kajihara Tea Garden is cultivated by Toshihiro Kajihara, a 3rd generation tea farmer based in the 9-family hamlet of Tsuge in Ashikita Village, Kumamoto. Being first born in his family, he was expected to continue the family business and so specialized in tea during his studies in the Public Agricultural University in Kumamoto prefecture. At the age of 20, he returned home to start his tea career.