{"product_id":"kaneroku-matsumoto-en-whiskey-oak-barrel-wood-smoked-wakocha","title":"Kaneroku Matsumoto-en: Whiskey Oak Barrel Wood Smoked Wakocha","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis Shizuoka \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eblack tea has been smoked with Oak Whiskey Barrels from award winning Ichiro Distillery in Chichibu, Tokyo. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e30g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis smoked tea is wonderful enjoyed both hot, cold and is fantastic used as a mixer for creative mock\/cocktails. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis smoked wakocha was a silver medal winner at the 2014 International Tea Tasting Competition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteeping Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3g | 200ml | 95°C | 3mins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients\u003c\/strong\u003e: Black tea \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e: Shimada, Shizuoka\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType\u003c\/strong\u003e: Family business, tea farm \u0026amp; factory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE:\u003c\/strong\u003e A\u003cspan\u003ell aspects of the production at Kaneroku Matsumoto Tea Garden adhere to the environmental conservation cultivation method world renown as GIAHS (i.e., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGlobally Important Agricultural Heritage System\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). Therefore, tea bushes are cultivated in the traditional Japanese chagusaba method where grass is used as mulch to protect and flavor the tea leaves. Please note that no flavorings and additives have been used. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Farm:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Matsumoto family has been farming for more generations than there are records. The farm was officially established around 1870 in the City of Shimada, in the Prefecture of Shizuoka in Japan. They established their first tea processing factory in the 1930s. Today, 3rd generation tea master Hiroki Matsumoto is pioneering the production of smoked black teas. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe have cultivated tea generation after generation since the Edo Era. The location of our farm on the Makinohara Plateau, celebrated as the best tea cultivation region, is particularly propitious for tea culture. We have grown our tea on this plateau from the very moment it was opened to agriculture in the Meiji Era\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eKaneroku Matsumoto Farm constantly uses a “Traditional tea-grass integrated tea culture”, recognised as a Globally Important Agriculture Heritage System to benefit the future generations. Susuki\/Miscanthus sinensis and Sasa\/dwarf bamboo cut at the end of Autumn are spread between the tea tree rows without any worry of soiling the earth.\u003cbr\u003eBy continuing this agriculture system, we help a healthy growth of the tea trees as well as more than 300 vegetal and animal species. Hiroki Matsumoto is the third generation to continue this tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kaneroku Matsumoto Tea Garden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57007987196284,"sku":"39-BOX14","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0621\/2380\/2797\/files\/Screenshot2026-06-19at16.00.15.jpg?v=1781886315","url":"https:\/\/www.tencha.co.uk\/products\/kaneroku-matsumoto-en-whiskey-oak-barrel-wood-smoked-wakocha","provider":"Tencha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}