Miyazaki Spring Oolong 2024

The Garden

Located in Miyazaki prefecture in the centre of Kyushu Island, Miyazaki Garden was founded in 1930, and has been farming naturally for the last 30 years. The garden was formally organic certified in 2001. They share our philosophy of batch production and provenance. The Miyazaki Garden is unusual in Japan. Most Japanese tea gardens specialise in steamed green teas, whereas the Miyazai Garden is known for pan-fired green teas and oolong teas, like this one.

This Tea

It’s unusual to find an oolong from Japan. Almost all tea leaf in Japan is made into green tea. This little microbatch was picked from minamisayaka varietal tea plants. It’s a lightly oxidised oolong, maybe 10% oxidised. The tea leaves are brought in from the garden and allowed to wither naturally before high temperature firing for 4 minutes, then rolling, and drying.

Tasting Notes

This tea is wonderfully floral. It tastes like a mouthful of buttercups and meadow flowers, followed by hints of hay and gooseberry.

We suggest infusing 3g (1 tbsp) per 150ml (teacup) at 70°C for 3 mins. Try this way and feel free to adjust to taste.

Storage and Ageing

Store in a cool, dry place. Keep the leaves away from moisture. This tea should have very good flavour for 3 years from harvest.