【New Tea Pre-Order】【Delivery from Mid-June】
・Pre-order period: until June 15 (Mon)
・Shipping will begin sequentially from mid-June.
・Scheduled delivery date: Once the shipping start date has been decided, it will be announced on our website.
(Please note that we are unable to provide individual notifications to customers.)
・As this is a pre-order item, it cannot be purchased together with regular products.
Minekaori, a cultivar well-suited for Gyokuro, offers a dry yet smooth mouthfeel from the pan-firing process. Its natural wheat-like aroma and gentle sweetness are followed by subtle herbal notes and a lingering, spice-like finish. Exceptionally versatile, it pairs beautifully with any dish.
Category: Kamairicha (cultivated without pesticides and chemical fertilizers)
Cultivar: Minekaori
Origin: Miyazaki Prefecture
Harvest: May 2026
Net Weight: 50g
SKU: TK0626gm
* Package image for illustration purposes only.
Brewing Guidelines
This is how we brew this tea at Tearoom Toka. We offer these guidelines as a reference. Variations in water (hard or soft), leaf and water quantity, water temperature, and steeping time will effect the final flavor. Feel free to experiment and find the brew that best suits your taste.
Leaves: 8g
Water: 60ml
Temperature: starting from 50°C
Time: 20sec
Add the tea leaves to a pre-warmed teapot. When the boiled water has cooled to the desired temperature, add and steep for the selected time. When pouring, the key is to decant each infusion down to the last drop. From the second infusion on, gradually raise the temperature of the hot water and shorten the extraction time. You may increase the amount of water as well.
Profile
Leaves
Color〈blue green 〉
Shape〈magatama (antique comma-shaped beads)〉
Fragrance〈afternoon in the mountain, pine, young cedar, sea lettuce, gourd, bamboo forest, ripe orange, grilled corn〉
Taste〈cheese cracker, fried tofu, potato chips, chestnut, dried baby sardines〉
Tea
Color〈sprout green〉
Fragrance (brewed tea)〈hassaku citrus, baked bread, green tomato, thick forest〉
Fragrance(brewed tea)〈muscat, green soybeans, bamboo grass, azalea, turned soil, lemon rind〉
Sweetness〈sweetened green peas, corn, sweet potato, freshly cooked rice〉
Astringency〈bamboo shoot, spinach, like biting into a root〉
Umami〈mushroom, edamame, almond, buttercream, cheese〉
Bitterness〈the scent of citrus fruits approaching from afar, green pepper, hassaku〉
Acidity〈mandarin skin 〉
Pairing
Hour〈07:08 a.m.〉
Foods〈buttered toast〉


