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.
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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.
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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.
