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Goishicha

Japan's rarest fermented tea. Double-fermented with mold then lactic acid bacteria in a 400-year-old Shikoku tradition, Goishicha tastes of umeboshi and sour cherry with zero astringency.

Tasting Notes

soursweetumeboshiearthymineral

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Origin

Otoyo, Kochi, Japan

Plant

Zairai (native seedling)

Land

200-500m

Craft

Summer (July-August) harvest. Steamed 3hrs, mold fermentation, pressed, lactic acid fermentation, cut into squares, sun-dried.

Brewing

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

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