KOUSHUN
Premium Organic Oolong
Description
From award-wining producer Kai san, KOUSHUN is a single-origin, single-cultivar organic oolong tea from Miyazaki with a refreshing and soft fruity aroma. The tea leaves grown in the remote and wild heights of Takachiho area are plucked in July, then sun-dried, left to sit overnight, and finished using traditional pan-frying method. Enjoy its smooth lingering finish and delicious fragrance throughout the day!
Did you know ?
A semi-fermented tea, Japanese oolong is produced in very low quantities, and is therefore a delicacy. Miyazaki prefecture is one of the last places where organic Japanese oolong tea is made by a handful of specialized tea growers.
Unlike in China or Taiwan, the production of oolong tea has been rare in Japan until somewhat recently. Japanese oolongs tend to be more similar to Taiwanese oolongs than Chinese oolongs. The processing method of oolong sits between black and green tea. With their shorter oxidation period, they have a refreshing flavor that is closer to a green tea but still with some of the creamy, deeper elements of a Chinese oolong or even a black tea. Japanese oolongs have a nuanced and complex flavor profile with gentle sweetness and a lingering finish.
Information
Net Weight: 30gHarvest: 2024Origin: 100% Japanese tea from MiyazakiQuality and type: Premium Oolong Organic: Yes JASCultivars: Koushun Conservation: 18 months unopened Optimal tasting: within 6 weeks after openingBrewing Instructions
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Tea for 2 3g / 0.10 oz |
| Water160ml / ~5.41 fl oz |
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Temperature90C / 194F |
 | Time2 min |
Tasting Guide
Aromatic Profiles
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KAI MASAYA
Located high in the mountains of northwestern Miyazaki Prefecture, the Takachiho area is frequently shrouded in fog, making it perfect for quality tea leaves. Legend connects many deities of the Japanese Shinto pantheon to the area, bestowing upon it the moniker “Village of the Gods.” Patchworked across 520 acres of this luminous land lie the fields of Kai Seichaen.
Kai Masaya is a fourth-generation grower, continuing an over 70-year tradition of Kai family tea cultivation. Working alongside his parents and workers he considers to be “like family,” Masaya produces award-winning Oolong, Koucha, and Kamairicha. With the knowledge that the number of tea farmers in the Takachiho domain is decreasing, the Kai family goal is continuing the tradition of tea growing for the sake of his hometown as well as the enjoyment of new clientele.
It’s just as important to him that his tea remains a local favorite as well as a national one–and we hope, an international hit as well.
