Origin: Miyazaki, Kyushu, Japan
Manufacturer: Miyazaki Sabo
Features: Blueish-colored Japanese black tea, JAS-BIO certified and winner of the platinum award at the Nihoncha Tea Competition 2021 and the British Great Taste gold medal in 2013.
Preparation Method: With 4-5 grams of tea, use water at 90-95 °C with a fixed residue of no more than 50 mg/ liter. Make infusions of 1 minute. After the first infusions, it is recommended to gradually increase their duration and water temperature. The most important thing in the preparation is the use of good quality water and fineness of your movements.
Store it tightly closed in the refrigerator at 5°C!
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Imperial Black BIO - Miyazaki Sabou
★ BIO Imperial Black - Miyazaki Sabou won a platinum award at the Nihoncha Tea Competition 2021 and the English Great Taste gold medal in 2013. ★
Miyazaki Sabou's JAS-certified premium black tea, BIO, in addition to the important awards already mentioned, received an imperial cup of recognition in 2002. Taking a look at the tea we realize that its color is not exactly black but bluish, dark, with an appearance that reminds us of oolong. The bluish, deep purple tea is produced by the Sayaka Minami variant.
Because it is a very intense tea, its preparation requires either short infusions or a reduced dosage, because with water at 90°C, it really only takes a small amount of the product to make a rich-tasting brew.
Wakoucha (和紅茶) - black tea in Japanese
Japanese black tea is a curiosity today, although until the 1970s most of the tea crop was processed as black tea. Imports were liberalized in 1971, quickly forcing the Japanese black tea industry to its knees, unable to compete with Ceylon black teas. It was then that Japanese producers decided to specialize mainly in green tea production. Japanese black tea has been revived in the last decade, mainly by small artisanal producers.
It does not resemble teas from other regions; it is creamy, silky, but at the same time full-bodied and strong.
The producer Miyazaki Sabou
Miyazaki Sabou's plantations are located at 600-700 m above sea level near Miyazaki, Kyushu near Mount Aso, Japan's largest active volcano. The company obtained the JAS, BIO certificate in 2001 offering tea of the highest purity ever since.
Not using a single drop of pesticides/fertilizers, we avoid putting nature under stress. Instead, we are able to bring out the true characteristics of the tea, a true "mountain tea" that transports you to the fields. It has a delicate sweetness that lingers in the mouth and a distinctive aroma. By growing many varieties of tea, we also protect native species that have a flavor truly unique to this field and soil.
We also recommend that you try the Japanese oolong, prepared with great care also by Miyazaki Sabou.
