Tsuki no Hikari is a Kabusecha which is as sweet as many Gyokuro at major tea brands.
It's an amazing tea, easy to drink and delicious as regular brew or cold-brewed.
Steeping notes
Tea: 5 grams, Time: 2 minutes, Water: 60˚C/140˚F degrees, 100 ml (or about 1/2 cup)
These instructions allow you to extract an umami-rich syrup, an ambrosia of tea. Subsequent steeps may be enjoyed as a sencha, steeping a full cup for 30 seconds at 70˚C/158˚F degrees.
Product Info
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Japanese name: 熱湯玉露 月の光
- Ingredients: Green tea
- Harvest: May
- Region: Wazuka, Kyoto. Refined in Kyotanabe, Kyoto.
- Notes: This tea is shaded for approximately two weeks before the harvest. To ensure flavor consistency Kobayashi-san reformulated each batch himself to assure the same flavor profile all-year-round.
Vendor Info
- Name: Shogyokuen
- Type: Tea factory, family business
- CEO: Hiroshi Kobayashi
- Established: 1827
- Employees: 12
Hiroshi Kobayashi is an award-winning tea and Matcha blender, and one of only 13 tea professionals in Japan who holds the top rank of tea appraisal, level 10.