Tea from Japan

JAPAN
Japan and China rule supreme as the world’s oldest tea nations. A Japanese speciality when growing tea is shading. Ten to twenty-one days before harvest time, the tea plants are covered via special sheets, resulting in signifi ant chemical changes in the leaf. This causes a rise in the amount of catechins, caffeine, theanines, amino acids and leaf colourings, meaning the leaf is darker in colour, thinner and larger, whilst also being sweeter when infused. There is no bitterness in the infusion of shaded teas, and it is possible to infuse them up to four times. However, shaded teas can only be harvested once a year as the process seriously weakens tea plants. The choice of Japanese teas is sure to gratify every tea lover.

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