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Wakocha Koshun Miyazaki 30 g

Sometimes floral, sometimes spicy, or even fruity. Koshun is an interesting cultivar with very wide flavor possibilities, varying with different tea producers. Originally bred in Shizuoka in 1970 for its unique aroma, this is now made into a flavorful black tea by skillful farmers of Miyazaki.

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Origin
Gokase-cho, Miyazaki, Japan

Cultivar
Koshun (香俊, meaning "aroma/scent of Suruga*")
*Suruga (駿河) is the old name of the current Central Shizuoka.

Harvest
07/2024

Process
Black tea (紅茶  kocha)

Tasting memo
Medium body with robust flavor. Floral orchid-like aroma to soft woodiness and spicy notes like speculaas spices. Balanced bitterness and sweetness.

Additional notes
Koshun was originally bred for sencha (煎茶, steemed green tea) and registered as a new cultivar in 1996 after 25 years of breeding project. Although being famous as a fragrant sencha cultivar, it is also known for fragrant black tea like this Koshun black tea.