{"product_id":"shogyokuen-matcha-zuisho","title":"#0621.K6 Shogyokuen: Heritage Matcha, Zuisho - Imperial Ceremonial Grade 瑞祥","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo obtain the best of the best in the world of matcha production, you walk an extra mile to gain an inch. A \u003cstrong\u003eHeritage Matcha\u003c\/strong\u003e at an \u003cstrong\u003eImperial Ceremonial Grade\u003c\/strong\u003e level is the  label that yumenet.live gives to the best and richest matcha products made with traditional, classic cultivation and production techniques:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eLeaves must be shaded for 4 weeks or more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eLeaves must be shaded under a canopy, not directly, preventing the shading material from causing damage to the leaves, and allowing the plant to grow freely.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eThis also allows the plant to be handpicked, and the handpicking must occur in the spring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eThe picked leaves must be steamed and dried into leaf flakes called tencha using a brick overn tencha roasting oven.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/collections\/tencha\"\u003etencha\u003c\/a\u003e must be refined to remove leaf stems and veins, then chopped into small even pieces for grinding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eThe grinding must be done on a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/collections\/stone-mills\"\u003estone mill\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe resulting flavor profile must be a powerful, umami rich ambrosia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's another step we often don't talk about. That is, as a crop, tea leaves will inevitably vary from year to year. To consistently create the same amazing flavor profile year after year is the role of a master blender, and Shogyokuen's CEO Hiroshi Kobayashi is a blender whose ability to appraise tea leaves is matched only by a handful of industry professional in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShogyokuen's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeritage Grade Matcha products utilizes leaves cultivated by the Kobayashi's themselves on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea dedicated tea field\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFlavor Profile - Yunomi Evaluation - 97.5\/100\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on our own tasting, this product has the following profile. However, tastings are not always conducted side by side, and your use of different water, ambient temperature, etc. may affect the outcome. Please use this profile as a simple guide. \u003cstrong\u003eParameters: 2g \/ 50 ml, 75C degrees.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUmami (15%)\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9\/10 (10 = richest umami)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSweetness (15%)\u003c\/strong\u003e: 10\/10 (10 = sweetest)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCreaminess (15%)\u003c\/strong\u003e: 10\/10 (10 = creamiest)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLack of Astringency (15%)\u003c\/strong\u003e: 10\/10 (10 = least astringent)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLack of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBitterness (15%)\u003c\/strong\u003e: 10\/10 (10 = least\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebitter)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTexture (10%)\u003c\/strong\u003e: 10\/10 \u003cspan\u003e (10 being the smoothest grinding)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: #8faa4d; color: white; padding: 2px 3px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor (10%)\u003c\/strong\u003e: 10\/10 (10 having the greenest, most vibrant color\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSomething Special (5%)\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8\/10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Info\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese name\u003c\/strong\u003e: 最高抹茶瑞祥\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNet Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 40 gram \/ 1.4 oz (can)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients\u003c\/strong\u003e: Green tea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrade\u003c\/strong\u003e: Heritage Grade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCultivar\u003c\/strong\u003e: Uji Hikari (2024 harvest - this may change from year to year depending on what cultivar(s) is best)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest\u003c\/strong\u003e: May\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e: Kyotanabe, Kyoto.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVendor Info\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eName\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/collections\/shogyokuen-tea-factory\"\u003eShogyokuen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tea factory, family business\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCEO\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hiroshi Kobayashi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstablished\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1827\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmployees\u003c\/strong\u003e: 12\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHiroshi Kobayashi is an award winning blender, and one of 13 tea professionals in Japan who hold the top rank of tea appraisal, level 10.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/shogyokuen-awards_large.jpg\" alt=\"Shogyokuen Awards\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shogyokuen Tea Factory","offers":[{"title":"40g \/ 1.4 oz","offer_id":17540992325,"sku":"shomtczui-040","price":180.61,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Multipack(40g can x 10 \/ 400g \/ 10.4 oz )","offer_id":42901897085033,"sku":"shomtczui-040x10","price":1636.81,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/products\/shogyokuen-heritage-grade-matcha-zuisho-40g-can-spring-harvest-985479.jpg?v=1663993816","url":"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/en-fr\/products\/shogyokuen-matcha-zuisho","provider":"yumenet.live","version":"1.0","type":"link"}