Natural Yanagi Bancha from Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms

Natural Yanagi Bancha

Tea type
Green Tea
Ingredients
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Flavors
Clean, Crisp, Dry Grass, Grain, Hay, Mineral, Smooth, Spring Water, Straw, Sweet
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Medium
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Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
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175 °F / 79 °C 1 min, 0 sec 5 g 8 oz / 236 ml

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  • “DIY Kyoto Obubu Advent Calendar – Day 22 So Obubu has one field where they’ve started following organic practices, not using any pesticides or fertilizers, etc. But they haven’t gotten an organic...” Read full tasting note
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From Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms

A refreshing, grassy, lighter bodied second spring harvest tea grown deep in the forest.

Taste: Astringent
Body: Light
Texture: Sharp
Length: Short
Harvest: June
Tea Cultivar: Mixed
Origin: Wazuka
Cultivation: Unshaded
Processing: Steamed, Rolled, Dried

About Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms View company

It started with a single cup of tea. As the legend goes, our president Akihiro Kita, or Akky-san, visited Wazuka, Kyoto one fateful day. At the time, Akky-san was still a college student in search for life's calling. After trying the region's famous Ujicha (literally meaning tea from the Uji district), he immediately fell in love and his passion for green tea was born. He had finally found what he was looking for in that one simple cup of tea. After fifteen years of learning to master the art of growing tea from tea farmers in Wazuka, Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms was born and as they say, the rest is history. So what's an Obubu? Obubu is the Kyoto slang for tea. Here in the international department we call ourselves Obubu Tea. That's "Tea Tea" for the bilinguals. We love tea so much, we just had to have it twice in our name. Now Obubu means more than just tea to us. It means, family, friends, passion and the place we call home. More than just tea. Though the roots of Obubu stem from tea, it has become more than that over the years. Obubu is an agricultural social venture, operating with three (1) bring quality Japanese tea to the world (2) contribute to the local and global community through tea (3) revitalize interest in tea and agriculture through education.

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DIY Kyoto Obubu Advent Calendar – Day 22

So Obubu has one field where they’ve started following organic practices, not using any pesticides or fertilizers, etc. But they haven’t gotten an organic certification (and I’m not sure they plan to), so they refer to these teas as “natural”, such as this one.

All that being said, this is a lovely tea. It’s so mellow and smooth, with sweet warm hay notes and crisp, dry summer grass. There’s a natural sweetness to it as well, and a gentle mineral quality. It doesn’t have any of the vegetal or umami qualities (perhaps a hint here) of a sencha, but it’s such a comforting and soft green tea, perfect for the evening.

I should really drink bancha more often…

Flavors: Clean, Crisp, Dry Grass, Grain, Hay, Mineral, Smooth, Spring Water, Straw, Sweet

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 1 min, 0 sec 5 g 8 OZ / 236 ML
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