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A first flush Matcha with an olive green appearance with a nori aroma. Whisking into a good foam that has a strong and tart umami flavour with vegetal and bold umami notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarvested in May, the first flush, from mixed cultivar, grown using Kabuse direct shading cultivation. The tea has been shaded for 21+ days, prior to a machine harvest then  processed by Tea master Nakai and family. Ground in bead mills opposed to granite stone mills, yielding a coarser finish than 'drinking' matcha resulting in muted colour, increased astringency \u0026amp; bold flavour. This Matcha blends very well with many milks, white chocolate, almonds, citrus or fruits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNakai was the first tea farm to be organically certified in Japan with tea fields free of pesticides, herbicides and synthetic fertilisers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNakai Tea Garden has enjoyed a 350 year history of tea cultivation in Wazuka, since the Genroku Era (late 1660’s). \u003cbr\u003eIn 1986 the 6th generation Tea Master Michio Nakai switched to all natural cultivation for the health of the environment and fellow tea drinkers. This decision was met with alot of backlash at the time but Michio-san and family were committed, despite all the nay-sayers. After organic practices began, by 1993 the tea garden was producing excellent tea. \u003cbr\u003eIn the same year, Michio-san with a group of founders created JONA - the Japanese Organic \u0026amp; Natural Foods Association serving an organic standards agency. 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