Today’s morning tea, a type new to me: Dancing Crane #Karigane, a beautiful #green #tea with a gentle vegetal taste. I like that Tea Source provided a description of the tea and its producer, Otsuka Green Tea Co., which was founded in 1869. 💚 https://www.teasource.com/products/dancing-crane-karigane-green-tea

Here's the Karigane I ordered. It's excellent, considering the price. Sometimes Karigane feels like a sin to drink because it's so rich and packs a huge punch since it's, well, it's basically the industrial waste of gyokuro production. The stems, scraggly bits of leaves and veins of a renounced type of fine tea and retains much of the charm. Umami and sweet in a vegetal grassy way, and very powerful, so it may become my morning routine again. #tea #karigane #shiraore