Sae Akari

さえあかり

Sae Akari was registered as a new cultivar in 2012 and emerged from its cross with the cultivar Yutaka Midori, to which it owes its bright green color.

The fresh, slightly floral aroma is often described as gentle and invigorating. Sae Akari tea is known for its clean, sweet taste with low bitterness and mild astringency. It offers a smooth, refreshing drinking experience.

The ripening period is earlier than the reference cultivar Yabukita, but slightly later than the cultivar Yutaka Midori, which is popular in KEIKO tea.

Different harvest times make it easier for farmers, as not all fields have to be harvested at the same time.

Sae Akari in the KEIKO Shop

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Shincha Classic 2025 - Organic Japanese Green Tea

The Yutaka Midori cultivar gives the Shincha Classic its familiar fresh green aroma and rich colour. This year we combined it with the recently developed cultivar Sae Akari. Special features Shincha - the ‘new tea’ heralds the start of the tea year every spring. The first tea from the fine, particularly aromatic leaf tips, which are harvested in the subtropical climate of Kagoshima as early as mid-April. In order to capture the fresh flavour in the best possible way, shincha is dried a little more lightly in the final processing stage than is usual for sencha. Cultivars:Yutaka Midori from the KEIKO organic farm in Kawanabe (Chiran) and from the Komaki brothers (Minami-Satsuma)Sae Akari from Kawaji-san in Hioki) Kabusecha is a green tea that is produced by shading the tea plants for 7-10 days before harvesting, which results in a high content of chlorophyll and other active ingredients and a low level of bitterness. Their characteristic ‘shade flavour’ is called ‘ooika’. Early harvests such as Shincha Yume also have a particularly high theanine content, which is noticeable in the sweet flavour. Preparation We recommend an infusion temperature of around 60-65°C. Allow the first infusion to infuse for about 1 minute. A few seconds are then enough to extract the flavour from the leaves. For the last infusion, you can increase the infusion time again to tease out all the flavour. If the tea still turns out stronger than desired, the flavour intensity can be slightly adjusted by adding a little more water. Deep steamed early harvests are particularly suitable for cold infusions (mizudashi). Even with cold water, Shincha Yume develops a particularly silky texture and a refreshing clarity of flavour after just 5 minutes of infusion. The sweet theanine notes also come into their own particularly well, as the bitter substances do not dissolve as much in cold water. Storage To preserve the tea's valuable flavours and ingredients as much as possible, please close the bag tightly and store it in a cool, dark place in the fridge or freezer.

Content: 0.05 kg (€430.00* / 1 kg)

€21.50*

This product will be available from 2 June 2025

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