Asamiya Genmaicha

This premium genmaicha is made from a blend of first-flush sencha and brown rice. The cup is smooth and easy to drink, with the fresh character of sencha balanced by the warm, toasty flavor of roasted rice. It has a gentle sweetness and a clean finish that makes it especially pleasant as an everyday tea.

Chanomiyagura is based in the Asamiya district of Shigaraki in Shiga Prefecture, home to Asamiya-cha, one of Japan’s five great historic teas and a tea-growing region with over 1,200 years of history. Set on cool mountain slopes around 400 meters in elevation, Asamiya is known for its frequent mist and wide temperature shifts, conditions that help produce teas with a clear aroma and deep, lasting flavor.

Shigaraki is long known for its Shigaraki-yaki pottery, and tea and ceramics have developed side by side here as part of everyday tea culture. Chanomiyagura grows and produces tea from their own fields, carrying on the long tradition of Asamiya tea in a quiet mountain region where tea has been cultivated for centuries.

Location: Asamiya, Shiga
Taste Profile: Puffed Rice, Gentle Sweetness, Roasted Grain
Cultivar: Blended
Steaming Level : Light (Asamushi)
Harvest Method: Machine-harvested

Umami: ◾◾
Sweetness: ◾◾◾◾
Astringency: ◾◾
Aroma: ◾◾◾◾

Best for: Everyday drinking or ochazuke, when you want a warm, comforting cup that pairs easily with simple meals.

How to brew:
- Use 6g of tea leaves. (2 servings)

- Add 150ml of 200°F water
- Steep the tea for 1 minute.

- Squeeze out every last drop before serving.

100g