Chiyō-Mukashi - Uji Matcha

Soft, nuanced, and notably umami, this koicha’s complexity stems from the inclusion of hand-picked Asahi and Uji-Hikari tencha in the blend

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

The name Chiyō-Mukashi (千代昔) means "A Thousand Years".

Producer: Arita Sansuien 
Region:  Uji, Kyoto (Jōyō, Hachiman, Kumiyama, Wazuka, Yamashiro, Ide)
Cultivar: Blend: Samidori (hand and machine picked), Asahi (hand-picked), Uji-Hikari (and and machine-picked), Okumidori, Saeakari
Harvested:  April-May, 2025
Picking: Machine-picked, except where specified
Shaded: 20-40 Days