Harumidori cultivar has a mellow mouthfeel and an overwhelming umami taste. This cultivar is suitable for sencha. This green tea with a name that conjures up images of a bright and fruitful spring is sure to be a great gift!
If you
- want to drink green tea with a milder taste and less astringency,
- get bored of a regular sencha and want to try a better tea,
- look for a gift for someone overseas,
Harumidori is a good one for you!
Especially if you have a preconceived notion that sencha is astringent or bitter, carefully brewing Harumidori will allow you to enjoy tea from a different perspective.
About Harumidori Cultivar of Sencha Green Tea
The name ‘Harumidori’ comes from the bright color of the leaves at the time of the first spring harvest. ‘Haru’ means spring, and ‘Midori’ means green in Japanese. It is popular for its mild taste with a strong umami flavor, but is also a very rare cultivar due to the difficulty of cultivation. Harumidori is a cross between Kanaya Midori and Yabukita.
Harumidori Leaves
It is a medium sized oval tea leaf with a distinct color. The leaves are soft and very good as a sencha cultivar.
Harumidori Aroma and Taste
Harumidori is a cross between Harukita and Yabukita, but has a different aroma from them.
The most distinctive feature of Harumidori tea is its rich, thick umami taste. It contains more than 4% of amino acids and only 10-11% of tannins, the source of astringency. This gives it a mellow taste.
In terms of composition, the first tea has more than 4% amino acids and only 10% to 11% tannins, so it has a strong umami taste and less astringency. The aroma is different from that of “Yabukita”.
