fresh – floral – deep

Japanese sencha inspired by the fairytale “peach blossom paradise”. Crisp, gently sweet and clean green.

We feel very honoured to be able to offer this tea to you, produced by Czech/Japanese couple Ale and Sachi Gallas. The pair grow and process tea at their tea garden, ‘Nengangcha’, in Gifu Prefecture at an altitude of 450-500 metres in a village which has been producing tea for over 400 years.

Nengancha translates to dreamed-of, desired or wished-for tea, fitting to the reinvigorating work Ale and Sachi are doing in this area where tea production has tended to close down, not open like in this case, in recent times.

The symbol of the garden is the Japanese giant salamander, one of the largest amphibians in the world, which can be seen in the river that flows through the village and gives it it’s name –Higashishirakaw or Eastern White River.

Ale and Sachi do not use any chemicals in the production of their tea, which relies solely on the area’s favourable tea growing conditions for its excellent qualities: heavy mists, high rainfall and large temperature differences between day and night. Their plantation is surrounded by forest on all sides, and faces almost exactly to the south.

This sencha has been named Tgenky after a Chinese fairy tale, evoking paradise, a dream-like, idyllic village. The tea-makers chose this name for this Sencha, showing their deep affection for the terroir they work with. This tea is very clear, flowery, and especially refreshing. It has a mild astringency and gentle sweetness that stays for a long time. Later brews reveal fruity and even citrus notes.

“I hope that our tea will appeal to you and will transport you for a while to the land of deep mountains and green forests, to the Eastern White River…” – Ale Gallas, Nengancha

origin: Gifu, Japan
producer: Nengancha
harvest&processing: spring, asamushi
cultivar: yabukita
ingredients: green tea leaves
preparation:
1tsp (2-3g) per cup | 70c | 1-2min
Use more leaves for stronger tea. You can brew our teas many times.