Sencha Meiryoku

Kanaya Midori is cultivated with care in Shimada, Shizuoka, at a farm with a history of over 100 years. This area is known for its well-drained soils on the picturesque Shizuoka mountain slopes. Farmer Kawashima-san crafts his own liquid fertilizer that encourages the microbes in the soil endemic to the region to provide his tea plants with the perfect amount of nourishment, resulting in a truly exceptional brew. Kanaya Midori embodies the essence of Shizuoka’s rich tea heritage. One of the things I’m passionate about with tea, and food in general, is unique and heirloom varietals or cultivars. So I am very excited to find single cultivar senchas NOT made with the ubiquitous Yabukita cultivar. Of course there are fabulous senchas made with Yabukita but I’m all about preserving and encouraging diversity in specialty tea.   Provenance: Origin: Chiran, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan Grower/Teamaster: Elevation:  Harvest Date: Spring 2024 Cultivar: Meiryoku, a cultivar developed a Ka