Spring Midori

€14,00

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Spring Midori comes from Naturalitea, the Kinezuka family business in the mountains above Fujieda in Shizuoka. They have been pioneers in organic tea farming since 1976. The tea is lightly steamed and picked in the first weeks after Hachijuhachiya, the most prized harvest of the year. The flavour is powerful yet elegantly sweet.

Please note: orders placed from 3 August onwards will not be dispatched until 21 August due to the summer holidays.

Natural production

Direct trade

Description

Spring Midori comes from Naturalitea, the Kinezuka family business in the mountains above Fujieda in Shizuoka, Japan. In 1976, Toshiaki Kinezuka chose to switch to organic cultivation after tests found chemical residues in children from the area. The local cooperative subsequently excluded him.

Spring Midori is a green tea that is lightly steamed (asa-mushi) and picked in the first weeks after Hachijuhachiya, the 88th night after the start of spring and traditionally the most prized harvest of the year. The flavour is powerful yet elegantly sweet.

In 2021, Toshiaki Kinezuka received a Special Grand Prize from the World Green Tea Association, in recognition of 45 years of organic tea farming.

Product details

Tea class: Green tea
Producer: Naturalitea
Country of origin: Japan
Ingredients: 100% green tea
Tasting profile: Sweet
Caffeine: Yes

Storage

Storing loose leaf tea correctly is important to preserve its freshness and flavour. Keep it away from the four elements that affect quality: air, heat, light, and moisture.

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Spring Midori

€14,00

How to brew this tea

Give the tea leaves enough space to unfurl and release their full flavour. Use a generous teapot or infuser. Spring Midori can be brewed multiple times. Enjoy at least 2 infusions, each with a slightly different character.

Quantity

3g (200ml)

Temperature

70°C

Infusion time

2min

The story behind the tea: Naturalitea

In the mountains above Fujieda, in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the Kinezuka family has grown tea for generations. When Toshiaki Kinezuka switched to organic farming in 1976, the local cooperative expelled him.

Today his children, Kazuki and Tamiko, run the JAS-certified farm, free of pesticides and synthetic fertiliser, growing ten cultivars across twelve fields. In 2021, Toshiaki Kinezuka received a Special Grand Prize from the World Green Tea Association for 45 years of organic farming.