Kurihara Tea Farm: Mountain Grown Yame Kabusecha

Shaded Mountain Grown Yamecha Green Tea 

 かぶせ茶 Kabusecha

80g / 20g

The shading reduces about 85% of the sunlight which allows the leaves to mature with less astringency than sencha in a similar way to gyokuro. However, the period of shading is usually shorter than with Gyokuro, 10-14 days, allowing for slightly more astringency, producing a tea with a refined balance.

Steeping Notes: 5g | 50ml | 60°C | 60sec

Re-steep multiple times at cool temperatures before raising the temperature for the last few steeps. 

• Ingredients: Green tea
• Harvest: Mid-May 2025
• Region: Yabemura village, Yame, Fukuoka
• Note: Machine Harvested, Shaded for two weeks, Regular steaming

About Kurihara Tea Farm:

Specialists in gyokuro tea leaf cultivation and processing, the Kurihara family began in 1922 as a wholesaler. In 1942 the first master decided to move his wholesale business to the Yame region, famed for its Yamecha, and start growing tea himself. His son, Kippei Kurihara is now a respected member of the Yame City legislature while sons Yuji and Akio begin to take over the tea agriculture business.