{"product_id":"yancha-spring-harvest-light-roast-yabukita-hojicha-from-aruse-village-tokushima","title":"#0716.T2 Yancha: Spring Harvest Light Roast Yabukita Hojicha from Aruse Village, Tokushima","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew tea farmer Yancy Lever revived abandoned yabukita tea fields that had been growing wildly for a couple of years, and began harvesting them from the year 2019 under the direction of a veteran farmer. Processing occurs at his teacher's factory, and he is learning to process tea as well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis hojicha is slowly hand-roasted by Yancy in small 5-6kg batches as an ultra light roast with fruity notes. Yancy's\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ehojicha is unique because he roasts it on a rotisserie (called \u003cspan class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ebaisenki,\u003c\/em\u003e in Japanese\u003cem\u003e) \u003c\/em\u003eover charcoal that he made himself. When \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/blogs\/japanese-tea-guide\/yancha-interview-with-yancy-lever-an-american-tea-farmer?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=Yancy+Lever\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewe interviewed Yancy\u003c\/a\u003e, he let us know that he turns the rotisserie by hand, and he does it all by feel. This is a delicious light roasted hojicha that can be enjoyed by all. \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients\u003c\/strong\u003e: Green Tea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest\u003c\/strong\u003e: May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCultivar\u003c\/strong\u003e: Yabukita\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e: Aruse Village, Tokushima (The field is 200 meters from the border of Kochi where Yancy lives.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Yancha Standard Sencha\" class=\"btn\" href=\"\/en-gb\/products\/yancha-standard-yabukita-sencha-from-aruse-village-tokushima\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eStandard Sencha\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca title=\"Yancha Premium Sencha\" class=\"btn\" href=\"\/en-gb\/products\/yancha-premium-yabukita-sencha-from-aruse-village-tokushima\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePremium Sencha\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca title=\"Yancha Light Roasted Hojicha\" class=\"btn\" href=\"\/en-gb\/products\/yancha-spring-harvest-light-roast-yabukita-hojicha-from-aruse-village-tokushima\"\u003eLight Roasted Hojicha\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Yancy Lever, an American in Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yancha_boroya\/\" class=\"btn\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYancy Lever is an American farming tea, yuzu citrus, soba (buckwheat) and other vegetables in the beautiful mountains of Otoyo Village, Kochi, and neighboring Aruse Village, Tokushima, Japan. He began tea farming just 2 years ago, after falling in love with and marrying his wife Azusa who is from Otoyo Village.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOtoyo Village is more well known for its goishicha tea, but the same tea fields also produce sencha, so Yancy is starting his journey as a tea farmer with Japan's standard tea.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yancha","offers":[{"title":"10g \/ 0.35 oz","offer_id":39426794618985,"sku":"yan04y25-010","price":2.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"80g \/ 2.8 oz","offer_id":39426794651753,"sku":"yan04y25-080","price":9.17,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"1kg \/ 2.2 lbs","offer_id":40594092228713,"sku":"yan04y25-1kg","price":67.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/4578\/files\/EBD8026E-1740-4CC5-903B-77B1D70EF299.jpg?v=1692341554","url":"https:\/\/yumenet.live\/en-gb\/products\/yancha-spring-harvest-light-roast-yabukita-hojicha-from-aruse-village-tokushima","provider":"yumenet.live","version":"1.0","type":"link"}