Moya Wakoucha Organic Japanese Black Tea

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100% organic Japanese wakocha COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Japan FLAVOUR: slightly floral and malty COLOUR: amber

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WAKOCHA: BLACK TEA FROM JAPAN

The taste of this black leaf tea is truly exquisite, slightly flowery, with noticeable honey and spice undertones. The term „kou-cha” 紅茶 can be translated as „a tea of crimson colour”. Such designation was coined thanks to Japanese soft water, which would turn dark red with a hint of blue, when infused with black tea’s leaves. That’s also why, in the past, wakocha was referred to as „red tea”. When brewed in water of medium hardness, more typical of the European countries, the tea takes on a colour of dark amber. Moya Wakocha is cultivated and processed in the Mie region on the island of Honshu.

PROPERTIES OF WAKOCHA

Black tea wakocha is ideally suited as a companion for meals and desserts, the sweetness of which is subtly broken with the tea’s bitter undertones. Just as any other black tea, wakocha, once harvested, undergoes the process of drying and fermentation, which sets it apart from green teas. The results of this process are wakocha’s dark colour, slightly earthy flavour and reduced caffeine content, when compared to e.g. green tea sencha. Drinking black tea aids digestion system. Infusion of wakocha can be a source of amino acids, beta carotene, folic acid, potassium, calcium, and phosphorus. As there aren’t many farmers in Japan, who would decide to cultivate and process black tea, Japanese wakocha remains an uncommon delicacy.

WAKOCHA PREPARATION

VOLUME: 2-3 g / 200 ml
TEMPERATURE: 90-95°C
INFUSION TIME: 2-3 min
MULTIPLE INFUSIONS: 1

SEE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MOYA GREEN LEAF TEAS

  SENCHA NO.21 HOJICHA GENMAICHA KUKICHA BANCHA WAKOUCHA IRI GENMAICHA YUZU TEA
Ingredients: Sencha green tea Roasted sencha green tea leaves Sencha green tea & grains of roasted brown rice Stems & twigs of green tea plants Bancha green tea Wakoucha black tea Green tea, rice, matcha Organic green tea, dried yuzu peel
Taste: Grassy & slightly salty flavour Nutty-caramel Butter-sweet flavour & nutty aroma Delicate, sweet and slightly nutty with sea notes. Delicate, vegetal with bitterish undertones Lightly floral and malty Delicate, with sea notes Citrusy and buttery
Color of infusion: Greenish gold Crimson brown Light yellow hue Light green Clear yellow-green hue Amber Lime green Light yellow
Origin: Kagoshima, Kyushu Island, Japan Kagoshima, Kyushu Island, Japan Kagoshima, Kyushu Island, Japan Kagoshima, Kyushu Island, Japan Kagoshima, Kyushu Island, Japan Honshu Island, Japan Kagoshima, Kyushu Island, Japan Kagoshima, Kyushu Island, Japan
Organic certification: Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Caffeine level: Medium Medium Low Low Medium Medium Medium Medium
Recommended usage: Morning tea Evening tea, recommended in macrobiotic diet Afternoon tea, often consumed with meals Evening tea, recommended in macrobiotic diet All-day tea All-day tea All-day tea All-day tea

SEE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MOYA GREEN LEAF TEAS

  SENCHA NO.21 HOJICHA GENMAICHA KUKICHA BANCHA WAKOUCHA IRI GENMAICHA YUZU TEA
Ingredients: Sencha green tea Roasted sencha green tea leaves Sencha green tea & grains of roasted brown rice Stems & twigs of green tea plants Bancha green tea Wakoucha black tea Green tea, rice, matcha Organic green tea, dried yuzu peel
Taste: Grassy & slightly salty flavour Nutty-caramel Butter-sweet flavour & nutty aroma Delicate, sweet and slightly nutty with sea notes. Delicate, vegetal with bitterish undertones Lightly floral and malty Delicate, with sea notes Citrusy and buttery
Color of infusion: Greenish gold Crimson brown Light yellow hue Light green Clear yellow-green hue Amber Lime green Light yellow
Origin: Kagoshima, Kyushu Island, Japan Kagoshima, Kyushu Island, Japan Kagoshima, Kyushu Island, Japan Kagoshima, Kyushu Island, Japan Kagoshima, Kyushu Island, Japan Honshu Island, Japan Kagoshima, Kyushu Island, Japan Kagoshima, Kyushu Island, Japan
Organic certification: Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Caffeine level: Medium Medium Low Low Medium Medium Medium Medium
Recommended usage: Morning tea Evening tea, recommended in macrobiotic diet Afternoon tea, often consumed with meals Evening tea, recommended in macrobiotic diet All-day tea All-day tea All-day tea All-day tea
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