Setoya Momiji

Japan is renowned for their high-quality and delicious green teas. Black tea, on the other hand, is fairly uncommon. This one was inspired by Ayumi Kinezuka’s visits to Sri Lanka. But instead of the robust maltiness she tasted in the teas typically made there, her tea is crafted to be a smooth, drinkable, and essentially Japanese. This unique tea is from the small, completely organic Kinezuka farm in Shizuoka. Their natural growing practices are an anomaly in the midst of Japan’s typically heavy use of chemicals in their industrialized tea industry Provenance: Origin: Nakayama Village in Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan Grower/Teamaster: Kinezuka Family/Ayumi Kinezuka Elevation: 350m (1150ft) Harvest Date: Spring 2018 Cultivar: Yabukita Cultivation: Natural (Organic, no cert.) Toshiaki Kinezuka started farming with all-natural methods back in 1976, so the farm has been grown with organic practices for 38 years. Processing Notes:  Fully oxidized tea using the same cultivar used widely f