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Chanoka Kamairicha Loose Leaf Green Tea

Chanoka Kamairicha Loose Leaf Green Tea

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Learn all the secrets of the Chanoka Kamairicha Loose Leaf Green Tea

The Chanoka Kamairicha Loose Leaf Green Tea is a lovely pan-fired green tea from Mr. Takada in Uji. While most Japanese teas are simply steamed, the Chanoka Kamairicha Loose Leaf Green Tea is pan-fired, making it more similar in taste to a Chinese green tea. This tea has a warmer flavor profile with notes of roasted soybean and baby spinach.

Taste

Discover the results of Nio Teas’ 4 step tea tasting method

To evaluate the flavor of Chanoka Kamairicha Loose Leaf Green Tea, we examine both its aroma and how it interacts with the palate. We analyze whether it delivers dryness, acidity, minerality, or sweetness. Furthermore, we assess the tea's texture, also referred to as mouthfeel. Finally, given that roasted teas often share a common characteristic, we review the taste profile of this tea according to its roast level.

Step 1 - Observing the Appearance

The appearance of the leaves of the Chanoka Kamairicha Loose Leaf Green Tea are rather unique compared to a normal sencha. They have a pale, slightly grey hue to them, and they are rolled into curled shapes, indicating that they went through a pan-firing process.

Step 2 - Assessing the Aroma

The aroma on the wet leaves is sweet and nutty, with notes of almond and edamame. There is a sweet roasted aroma coming through towards the end of the Chanoka Kamairicha Loose Leaf Green Tea, with hint of kinako. Once the leaves have had a chance to settle, you may also notice a slight floral aroma.

Step 3 - Tasting the Tea

The flavor of the Chanoka Kamairicha Loose Leaf Green Tea draws you in with a sweet, roasted soybean note and then the flavor develops further into a drier, mineral direction. 

The roast is not too heavy, and the tea retains a lot of its vegetal flavor profiles with notes of edamame and baby spinach.

Step 4 - Evaluating the sensation on the palate

The texture of the Chanoka Kamairicha Loose Leaf Green Tea is thin but the structure is quite complex, beginning with a mouthwatering minerality. The finish of this tea is dry, and slightly tingly. This tingling sensation continues for a few seconds after the sip, but leaves the palate feeling clean and refreshed.

100% Organically grown and Ethically Sourced

At Nio, we make sure to work with tea farmers who grow tea plants using natural and organic farming methods, without relying on pesticides or chemicals. In our experience, the taste of the tea is much smoother, and the tea fields' overall health is significantly improved. Our aim is to encourage the tea industry to adopt a more sustainable and positive approach to tea cultivation, and we hope to share these sustainably produced teas with people all around the world. 

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JAS Certified

You may notice the Japanese Agriculture Standards (JAS) label on some of our teas. This indicates that they are produced without the use of pesticides or chemicals. It’s very important for us to ensure that the tea we supply is free of pesticides and chemicals. We partner with a few larger tea farms, and for that we require that they provide the JAS label, which can be obtained through soil testing and sampling.


We also collaborate with a few smaller tea farmers who may not have the resources for the JAS certification, and we source their tea under the "pesticide-free" label. This is a way to help people discover great quality teas made by smaller producers, while still upholding our standards for sustainability and environmental conservation.

How to prepare the tea

To prepare the Chanoka Kamairicha Loose Leaf Green Tea you can use slightly hotter water which will bring out the warmer caramel notes of the tea.

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    Step 1

    Start by heating the water to 70 degrees Celsius (160 degrees Fahrenheit). This is the optimal temperature for brewing Chanoka Kamairicha Loose Leaf Green Tea.

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    Step 2

    Place 5 grams of Chanoka Kamairicha Loose Leaf Green Tea into a kyusu teapot, then pour 150ml of the heated water over the tea leaves.

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    Step 3

    Let the tea steep for 1 minute without stirring. This should be more than enough time to extract the flavor of the Chanoka Kamairicha Loose Leaf Green Tea.

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    Step 4

    Besides making a delightful hot tea, Chanoka Kamairicha Loose Leaf Green Tea can also work for cold brewing. For detailed instructions on how to cold brew green tea, visit our blog for the full article.

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    2nd brew

    Don’t discard your tea leaves after the first brew! The Chanoka Kamairicha can be steeped 2-3 more times. Simply add more hot water to the teapot and steep for 20 seconds each time. Each brew will have a slightly different flavor, with many enthusiasts preferring the second infusion

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    Cold brew

    Besides making a delightful hot tea, Chanoka Kamairicha can also work for cold brewing. For detailed instructions on how to cold brew green tea, visit our blog for the full article.

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Location of production and farmer

Information about the farm

The Chanoka Kamairicha Loose Leaf Green Tea is made by the farmer Takada Masahiro in Uji. He owns the company Chanoka, which dates back to 1900 when his great grandfather started their first tea garden in Uji. Since then they have dedicated their lives to growing and producing some of the best green teas in Japan. 

Sourced in Uji

Japan

The Chanoka Kamairicha is produced in Uji, the most famous region when it comes to the production of Japanese green tea. This particular Kamairicha is grown on the farm of Chanoka in Uji at an altitude of 400 meters. This tea is unshaded, so it has a fresher character and well balanced dryness.

Cultivar and tea plant variety

Chanoka Kamairicha is crafted from the Suruguwase cultivar, a rare Japanese tea variety.

  • Suruguwase

    This is an early budding cultivar discovered in 1957. It is known for having a paler green color, strong fragrant aroma and a slight dryness. The leaves are perfect for rolling so it works well as an oolong or a Kamairicha.

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