Tsuyuhikari Sencha

Tea Profile Type: Sencha Cultivar: Tsuyuhikari Region: Shizuoka Farmer: Nobuyuki Konishi   Tasting Notes Aroma: Floral, oceanic, sweet green leaves. Taste: Complex with savory notes, deep umami, and light matcha-like bitterness.   The Story This is a single cultivar sencha, Tsuyuhikari, roughly meaning "light shining through a dewdrop". It has a gentle, slightly floral aroma and deep, savory umami flavors similar to gyokuro. It makes an extremely unique and complex cup. Konishi-san grows his tea in Kawane, Shizuoka. Kawane is a "best of the best" region for tea in Japan, so much so that sencha from Kawane is called Kawane-cha. It is home to some of the finest green tea in Japan, known for its fresh aroma, umami, and sweetness. Konishi-san is as unique as his tea. The first time we visited him, driving through heavy typhoon rains to make it to his farm, we found ourselves deep in a mountain pass thoroughly separated from the world. He was in the fields at work, wearing a mas