NOT AVAILABLE #0808.K6 Nishide Premium Selection: Gyokuro Samidori by The Nishikawa Tea Farm 宇治田原西川茶園製玉露さみどり futsumushi Please add it to your

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(Boiling is necessary first as the barley has not been prepped for cold steeping

The plant will favor this apex bud giving it more nutrients to grow larger

The leaves are first covered by a translucent veil in March to protect them against wind and cold air (that could create damaging frost)

NOT AVAILABLE #0808.K6 Nishide Premium Selection: Gyokuro Samidori by The Nishikawa Tea Farm 宇治田原西川茶園製玉露さみどり futsumushi Please add it to yourThe highest quality, handpicked samidori tea leaves from the Nishikawa Tea Farm in Ujitawara, Kyoto, are refined into beautiful needles of umami deliciousness by the Nishide family. The specific tea field used for these leaves is located at an altitude of 120 meters, and the samidori plants were planted in 1998, making the field 18 years old and in the prime of its life. The shading of the tea leaves goes a step further than ordinary gyokuro in that