Sakata Matabei Samidori - 20g

Quite a rare matcha that comes from the Sakata family with farms located in the Hamadai Basin, Kyoto. 

Samidori is a cultivar originating from Kyoto, and Sakata-san ensures that each hand-picked (tezumi) tea leaf are high quality. It comes from the same tea fields that have won awards like the National Minister’s Award and Governor of Kyoto Award. 

It features a deep green color with minimal bitterness. 

Application: Koicha (Thick tea) and Usucha (Thin tea)

Harvesting season: First harvest (Ichibancha) 

Harvesting method: Hand-picked (Tezumi) 

Shading technique: Double Kanreisha (Shelf-shading) 

Milling method: Stone-milled (Ishi Uzu) 

Net weight: 20g