Special features in location, cultivation and processing
The small, remote Pacific island of Tokunoshima lies just north of Okinawa, in the southernmost part of Kagoshima Prefecture. With a subtropical climate, it enjoys some of the highest levels of sunshine in Japan, encouraging the tea plants to develop particularly high levels of bitter compounds.
Benifuuki tea is only lightly steamed (Asamushi), as longer steaming would compromise the delicate methylated catechins. Because the traditional high-quality machinery used here has a relatively large distance from the steam source, the steaming time must be set slightly longer to achieve the desired result
Single Origin
This tea is exclusively sourced from the above mentioned tea farm in Chiran. Sourced directly from the tea farmer.
