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Awa Bancha

Tokushima's lactic-acid fermented tea. An ancient Shikoku tradition where boiled leaves are barrel-pressed and fermented for weeks, producing a gentle, sour-sweet cup with almost no caffeine.

Tasting Notes

soursweetearthycleanmellow

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Origin

Kamikatsu, Tokushima, Japan

Plant

Zairai (native seedling)

Land

200-600m

Craft

Summer (July-August) harvest. Boiled, crushed, barrel-pressed, anaerobic lactic acid fermentation (2-4 weeks), sun-dried.

Brewing

Teapot
95°Ctemp
5gper 400ml
3–5 minsteep

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