Shuntaro Shincha 2025This Shuntaro Shincha is a rare Japanese green tea, harvested from a cultivar grown only on Tanageshima island, in southern Japan. It offers a clean, understated profile that reveals its depth slowly. The texture is light and silky, with no astringencyallowing a subtle, untamed sweetness to emerge. Notes of young spinach, fresh cut grass, and a hint of chamomile create a quiet complexity that lingers without overwhelming. Shuntaro is a tea for those

GABA tea is rich in gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

woody liquor with an aftertaste of milky caramel tempered by medium astringency

Characterizing the 'autumn water pot'

be sure to explore the Ashfall Gaiwan from the same artist

it delivers the cozy profile that makes Jin Xuan such a favorite

This sweetness is deep and layered

the two vessels are crafted from refined white porcelain to maintain a clean

yet intricate Shengs

When brewed gently

The surface is finished with hardwax oil

including its characteristic vanilla note

This tea is a slow burn that doesn’t reveal everything it has on offer at once