Japan Benifuuki Black Tea

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Rating

80 / 100

Calculated from 4 Ratings
Tea type
Black Tea
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Ingredients
Black Tea Leaves
Flavors
Almond, Astringent, Bread, Cinnamon, Cocoa, Cream, Dried Fruit, Earth, Ginger, Grass, Hay, Honey, Malt, Oak, Orange Zest, Peanut, Pear, Pine, Plum, Raisins, Red Apple, Smoke, Straw, Butter, Dark Bittersweet, Dark Wood, Floral, Flowers, Iodine, Popcorn, Red Wine, Roasted Nuts, Spicy, Tangy, Tannin, Umami, Wet wood, Biting, Burnt, Caramel, Drying, Lavender, Peach, Rice, Sour, Soy Sauce, Spices, Stonefruit, Sweet, Tart, Vinegar, Wood, Wet Wood, Pleasantly Sour, Roast Nuts, Seaweed, Spinach
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Caffeine
Not available
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Use 7 oz / 220 ml of water
Set water temperature to 200 °F / 93 °C
Use 3 g of tea
Steep for 3 min, 45 sec
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5 Tasting Notes View all

“Alright, this will be my last review of the day. I wanted to switch things up a little bit with this one and dig a little further into my backlog. This was one of my sipdowns from mid-summer of...” Read full tasting note
“I’ve had my fill of Wuyi black teas the past few weeks. The cool, rainy weather has me wanting to sip down my few Japanese teas. Like Togo, no expectations here. So what am I greeted with? A...” Read full tasting note
“[Summer 2019 harvest] It’s always fun to drink teas without knowing much what to expect, but these experiences seem to get rarer as we move along our tea journey, at least unless we specifically...” Read full tasting note
“Brewed grandpa, 2 tsp, 300 ml. It was amazing how the small pieces of tea (it is not whole leaf, no way) floated in the water. So nice to watch. But now, all tea settled on the bottom and it brings...” Read full tasting note

Description

A very light black tea with a smooth taste with subtle sweet notes.

Benifuuki was produced by crossing Benihomare, an assamica variety Japanese cultivar designed for black tea with MakuraCd86, a sinensis variety cultivar from Darjeeling.

Tasting Notes:
- Smooth texture
- Smooth with subtle sweet notes

Harvest: Summer 2019

Cultivar: Benifuuki

Origin: Makinohara, Shizuoka, Japan
Organic: Non-certified organic
Sourced: Direct from the farmer

Brewing Advice:
- Heat water to roughly 90°C/194°F
- Use 2 teaspoons per cup/small teapot
- Brew for 2-3 minutes

Packaging: Resealable ziplock bag

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