HONZU ASAHI 本庄旭日

$105.00

Our Honzu Asahi represents the pinnacle of Japanese tea craftsmanship, offering exceptional quality at an outstanding value. Made from single-origin, single-estate, 100% unblended Honzu Asahi cultivar leaves, this matcha is crafted with shade-grown tencha leaves cultivated under meticulous care. The leaves are shaded for three weeks before harvest, enhancing their chlorophyll content and concentrating L-theanine for a creamy, umami-forward profile that balances fresh, sweet sugar snap pea notes.

Celebrated for its exceptional natural sweetness, captivating aroma, and vivid green hue, the Asahi cultivar offers a unique and rare experience. This matcha showcases a tea style that remains largely inaccessible both internationally and even within Japan itself.

Farmer Notes:
The leaves of this cultivar are large, delicate, and tender, a characteristic of the Gokasho region in Uji. While the short picking window and labor-intensive cultivation make it challenging to scale, these efforts result in a tea that embodies the depth and precision of Uji’s tea-making tradition.

Perfect For Koicha

SIZE

30 Grams

NOTES

Sweet
Warm
Silky

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CATEGORY, REGION & CAFFEINE

Category: Matcha
Region: Uji, Japan
Caffeine: 60–80 Milligrams per 8 OZ. Serving

BREWING INSTRUCTIONS

We recommend brewing this tea using the Japanese Brewing Method. Scroll down for additional information about this tea, or click here to review exact instructions.

Frequency:
$105.00
$94.50
Every 2 weeks

Our Honzu Asahi represents the pinnacle of Japanese tea craftsmanship, offering exceptional quality at an outstanding value. Made from single-origin, single-estate, 100% unblended Honzu Asahi cultivar leaves, this matcha is crafted with shade-grown tencha leaves cultivated under meticulous care. The leaves are shaded for three weeks before harvest, enhancing their chlorophyll content and concentrating L-theanine for a creamy, umami-forward profile that balances fresh, sweet sugar snap pea notes.

Celebrated for its exceptional natural sweetness, captivating aroma, and vivid green hue, the Asahi cultivar offers a unique and rare experience. This matcha showcases a tea style that remains largely inaccessible both internationally and even within Japan itself.

Farmer Notes:
The leaves of this cultivar are large, delicate, and tender, a characteristic of the Gokasho region in Uji. While the short picking window and labor-intensive cultivation make it challenging to scale, these efforts result in a tea that embodies the depth and precision of Uji’s tea-making tradition.

Perfect For Koicha

SIZE

30 Grams

NOTES

Sweet
Warm
Silky

Learn More ↗

CATEGORY, REGION & CAFFEINE

Category: Matcha
Region: Uji, Japan
Caffeine: 60–80 Milligrams per 8 OZ. Serving

BREWING INSTRUCTIONS

We recommend brewing this tea using the Japanese Brewing Method. Scroll down for additional information about this tea, or click here to review exact instructions.

TASTING NOTES:

SWEET

A soft and inviting note, sweetness offers a gentle, natural charm, balancing other flavors with a touch of honeyed simplicity.

WARM

Inviting and soothing, warm notes envelop the palate with comforting depth, evoking a sense of coziness and gentle heat.

SILKY

Luxuriously smooth and refined, silky notes glide effortlessly across the palate, leaving a soft, elegant finish that enhances the tea's complexity.

 

REGION:
UJI, JAPAN

Uji, located near Kyoto in Japan, is one of the country's oldest and most prestigious tea-growing regions, renowned for producing exceptional matcha, Gyokuro, and Sencha. The region's temperate climate features warm, humid summers and mild winters, coupled with ample rainfall—ideal for tea cultivation.

Morning mists from nearby rivers, such as the Uji River, provide natural shading that enhances the development of theanine, giving Uji teas their signature sweet, umami-rich flavor. The area's fertile soils and centuries-old cultivation techniques, including meticulous shading methods for premium teas, make Uji a symbol of excellence in Japanese tea production.

CURRENT CONDITIONS:

UJI WEATHER

BREW INSTRUCTIONS:

 

JAPANESE METHOD

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