CHIKAKO
Premium Blended Koucha
Description
2024 harvest
A unique and award-winning Japanese black tea (wa-koucha) with added handpicked cherry tree petals, which give a fragrant cherry aroma to the tea. Its orange-hued liquor has notes of clover honey, black cherry, and barley syrup.
As soon as you open the bag, the delicious sweet scent of sakura petals greets you. This tea can be enjoyed by itself as a light breakfast tea or a lively afternoon tea. It is a tea that you will want to sip over and over again.
Harashima san’s koucha is made from tea leaves grown in the Yame mountains at 500 meters above sea level. A fermented tea, this koucha has a firm taste and sweetness similar to that of Assam tea - used for non-Japanese black tea - and also a characteristically Darjeeling flavor. A perfect match for sweets.
As soon as you open the bag, the delicious sweet scent of sakura petals greets you. This tea can be enjoyed by itself as a light breakfast tea or a lively afternoon tea. It is a tea that you will want to sip over and over again.
Harashima san’s koucha is made from tea leaves grown in the Yame mountains at 500 meters above sea level. A fermented tea, this koucha has a firm taste and sweetness similar to that of Assam tea - used for non-Japanese black tea - and also a characteristically Darjeeling flavor. A perfect match for sweets.
Information
Net Weight: 30gHarvest: 2024Origin: 100% Japanese tea from YameQuality and type: Premium Blended Koucha Organic: No Cultivars: n/a Conservation: 2 years unopened Optimal tasting: within 1 year after openingBrewing Instructions
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Tea for 2 4g / 0.14 oz |
| Water160ml / ~5.41 fl oz |
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Temperature95C / 203F |
 | Time2 min |
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HARASHIMA MASASHI
For three generations now, Harashima san’s family has dedicated their lives on the farms to grow and produce tea leaves of the highest quality. Harashima san is a Master in Sencha Tea Ceremony of the Kofu Sencha Reifu school, as well as a Nihoncha Instructor.
He joined his family tea company in 1983. Founded in 1950 by his grandfather, Chiyokichi, his tea business switched to organic and EU-regulations farming in 2008 under his direction. Today, in addition to growing and processing tea, he runs a beautiful tea shop overlooking the Yabe river with his wife Eri and their daughter who prepares delicious tea-based lunches and desserts for their customers.What Customers say
Customer Reviews
5.0 Based on 5 Reviews
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J
02/07/2024
Jorge 
United StatesPerfect for a moment of contemplation in the afternoon.
D
08/12/2021
Dale
CHIKAKO
I rarely like scented tea but this one sure won me over. A very savoury tea with mild but pronounced scent of sakura that compliments the tea perfectly. Sweet lingering after taste in the throat too
A
07/10/2021
Ai
CHIKAKO
I bought it for my dear friend whose name is Chikako! She told me the aroma of this tea was out of the world! Got to try it myself next time!
J
05/06/2021
jmacyang
CHIKAKO
Amazing taste! If you a black tea lover, you definitely wanna try this one for improved the experience of Asian style royal feeling.
T
01/18/2021
Thomas
CHIKAKO
Black tea, the Japanese way! Subtle cherry flavor. Very soothing. Worth the price if you like flavored black tea. I drink it with a gulp of oat milk and a teaspoon of brown sugar. Tastes great with 70% dark chocolate.
