Harvest: Spring 2023 (Ichibancha)
Cultivar: Yabukita Breed
Harvesting Method: Hand-held harvester
Taste: Roasted aroma and mellow sweetness
Liquid: Beautiful light green color, slightly transparent
Matcha-iri Genmaicha is Genmaicha with Macha and it is made by adding just a small amount of matcha to the mixture of Sencha and roasted rice. The sweetness of matcha and the harmonized slightly bitterness and plain astringency of sencha creates a unique experience. And combined with the roasted aroma of the rice, the flavor will render rich with a mild mellow taste and a bright green color.
For our Genmaicha we use a special blend of premium Sencha, some Sencha Karigane and Japanese mochi-gome (Mochi Rice is hulled, short-grain glutinous white rice with mild, sweet flavor). This combination of ingredients gives the tea a savory fragrance with a light umami taste and harmoniously nutty, toasty flavors. Unlike a lot Genmaicha available, for our tea we don’t use low grade Sencha like second harvest or even third harvest tea, only first flush tea. The Karigane gives the tea a light plain sweetness. The roasted rice is made of Mochi-kome what is known for its mild and sweet flavor. Unfortunately for a lot of Genmaicha not even Japanese rice is used and as lower the Genmaicha quality is as lower the amount of tea leaves used.
No. 42 - Macha Iri Genmaicha
About Genmaicha:
Genmaicha, means literally “brown rice tea” in Japanese and is a mixture of usually high-quality Sencha leaves and roasted popped brown rice kernels. The tea has a savoury fragrance and a nutty flavor. The tea can be consumed at any occasion.
of the charms of Genmaicha is the very light-taste and smell. For Ochatsuke (rice in green tea) Genmaicha is the tea of choice.
