SAYAMA SAYAMAKAORI 2025

SAYAMA SAYAMAKAORI 2025 is a new easy to drink tea with a wisteria-like fragrance.  The long-lasting aftertaste is the characteristic of this tea, which is made by allowing the picked fresh leaves to wilt slightly, which promotes fermentation. The withered aroma of Japanese tea has been considered a flaw and has not been highly evaluated until now, but in recent years, withered green tea has become more common in contests and has become more widely recognized. It is beginning to be established as a new style of Japanese tea. This tea was cultivated in Saitama Prefecture and was named "Sayamakaori" because of its particularly excellent fragrance. The taste is smooth with little umami.Sayama is the northernmost large-scale production area in Japan. The relatively cold land produces tea with a thick and rich flavor."The color is Shizuoka, the aroma is Uji, but the taste is Sayama," is a saying that goes, and the unique fragrant taste achieved by the "Sayama firing" method is highly popula