Akatsuki 暁 | Tenshin Matcha
Akatsuki 暁: First light, emergence. Moment of awakening. the dawning instant when night releases its hold.
Fresh 2025 Harvest from Awarded Producer Sakata family.
Fun fact: Sakata Matabei hand-picked fields and machine-trimmed fields are prepared with organic fertilizer.
Hand-picked Asahi, cultivated with competition-level rigor. Sakata’s year round care culminates in a single annual harvest of this naturally
low-yielding cultivar.
Tasting notes: Focused, direct umami characteristic of the cultivar, with exceptional clarity and a long, lingering finish.
Recommended temperatures:
70c / 158f Delicate direct Asahi.
75c / 167f Balance
77c / 170f More stern body.
| Producer | 5th + 6th generation Sakata 阪田. Award winning in National and Prefectural Competitions |
| Origin | Kumiyama, Kyoto prefecture. 京都府久御山 |
| Single Cultivar | Asahi. あさひ |
| Cultivated method | Hand picked, First harvest. 手摘み一番茶 |
| Shading type | Uji Canopy Covered. 'Tana Oishitaen' 棚おいした園 |
| Shading method | Kanreisha double layer shaded 二段覆い |
| Shading duration | 30+ days |
| Most suitable for | Koicha濃茶, Usucha 薄茶. |
| Grind method | Stone-milled. 石臼挽き |
| Grind date | 2026/08 |
| Best before | 2027/02 |
| Packaging | Black Aluminum tin, 20g aluminum bag. |
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