
KOKI
Premium GABA koucha
Description
Health-oriented tea KOKI is an organic Japanese black tea grown and processed by Takahashi san in Oita to increase its levels of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), a natural component of tea.
Information
Harvest: 2024Origin: 100% Japanese tea from OitaQuality and type: Premium GABA koucha Organic: Yes JASCultivars: N/A Conservation: 2 years unopened Optimal tasting: within 6 weeks after openingProducer Information

TAKAHASHI YUZO
Established in 1963, the Takahashi green tea factory is located in Usuki (Oita pref., Eastern Kyushu) and produces organic green tea since 2001. It was the first green tea farm in Oita to receive the organic JAS certification in 2001.
Takahashi san is now the second generation of his family to lead his business and is specialized in tamaryokucha, a green tea known for its jade color (tama), quite similar to sencha, but whose leaves have a curly shape, and not needle-like. The very last stage of the processing method is different: the tea leaves are put inside drums and dried with hot air. Takahashi san grows seven different tea cultivars, mainly Yabukita.