“Gongfu! The dry leaf of this unique fermented Japanese tea is so wild looking. Like, literally wild as in twigs, stems, and thick and mulchy looking leaves with an appearance as if I’d scrounged...” Read full tasting note
Notes: kombu, straw, hints of hibiscus
A delicious, easy drinking example of an anaerobically fermented, priobiotic tea. Thick leaves are harvested in the heat of summer; they are subsequently boiled, kneaded and fermented 3-4 weeks in old cedar barrels, before being dried under scorching sun.
The result is a pickled tea that is reminiscent of an infusion of kelp and hibiscus: devoid of bitterness (even after over-steeping), with a pleasant tart note and minerality.
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