Kotobuki - Uji Matcha

This decadent koicha is blended entirely from fields of hand-picked Samidori tencha with an average shading time of two months, producing an intense umami. 

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 Kotobuki (寿) means "Longevity".

Producer: Arita Sansuien 
Region:  Uji, Kyoto (Jōyō, Hachiman, Kumiyama, Ide, Wazuka)
Cultivar: Blend: Samidori
Harvested:  April-May, 2025
Picking: Hand Picked
Shaded: 59-75 Days