Betsugi - Uji Matcha

A clear and balanced tea for keiko and usucha, blended to a classic Uji profile with enough brightness to cut through milk.

The blended tencha is rounded out by gentle drying and heating over binchotan charcoal, a traditional practice now almost extinct in Japan.

The name Betsugi means "Seperate Grade" (別儀), one of the oldest traditional matcha names.

Producer: Arita Sansuien 
Region:  Uji, Kyoto (Wazuka)
Cultivar: Blend: Yabukita, Okumidori, Tsuyuhikari
Harvested:  April-May, 2025
Picking: Machine-picked
Shaded: 17-21 Days