Nishi First Flush Sencha, Organic Japanese Green Tea
Mr. Nishi-san never sells his tea at the auction and is one of the pioneers of organic tea farming in Japan. Rishi Tea has a private contract growing relationship with Mr. Nishi-san and together we established a USDA-NOP Organic Certified tea project in Kagoshima, Japan. Nishi-san’s teas are exquisite due to his masterful expertise in cultivation and aracha processing. Nishi-san’s farm takes great care to nurture Yabukita and other premier tea varietals ensuring that Rishi Organic Sencha is superb year after year. Our First Flush Sencha from Nishi-san is a light-steamed type (asamushi) from the first harvest of spring when the highest quality tea is produced. It’s refreshing and brisk with a pleasant bitter-sweetness, deep umami flavor and a greenish-golden infusion color. Its unique flavor comes from a special blend of unique Japanese tea bush varietals cultivated for us according to strict EU and USDA-NOP organic certified standards.
