Hachiju Hachiya means eighty-eight nights. This tea is reportedly harvested 88 nights after the first day (Risshun) of Spring in the Japanese calendar. In other words, the tea is picked around early May. It is the time of the year when farmers plant their rice and tea growers pick their prized leaves.
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Type: Green Tea Producing Country: Japan Preparation: 85°C 1.5 Min
Dry Leaf: The tightly-rolled needle-thin leaves are vegetal and have the typical inviting seaweed note.
Wet Leaf: The leaves can be described as chopped green spinach.
Liquor: The lime green tea is clean, savory, vegetal (asparagus) and only a bit astringent.
Tee Score: 4 out of 5
