{"product_id":"uji-wazuka-samidori-craft-brew-tea-from-kyoto","title":"Uji-Wazuka Samidori Craft Brew Tea from Kyoto","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"cg-pdp\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cg-lead\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWazuka is known in Japan as Chagenkyō — the village at the source of tea. This bottle comes from those hills.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHighlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSamidori cultivar from Wazuka-cho, Kyoto — the mountain valley at the heart of Uji tea country, where the same soil and fog that shape Japan's finest matcha also produce this sencha.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUji-region green tea at its most structured: vivid green, classically layered, with the cool mineral depth that centuries of mountain cultivation produce in a leaf.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e720ml, room temperature stable — crafted to hold the full character of Wazuka through a full year of storage without refrigeration or compromise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNothing like it on American shelves — a shelf-stable, single-origin premium bottled tea, sent directly from CRAFT BREW TEA Studio in Shizuoka.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cg-acc\"\u003e\n\u003cdetails open\u003e\u003csummary\u003eDetails\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Product Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e CRAFT BREW TEA UJI-WAZUKA さみどり（Samidori）\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wazuka-cho, Kyoto (Uji tea region)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCultivar:\u003c\/strong\u003e Samidori (さみどり)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green tea (domestic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStorage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Room temperature, away from direct sunlight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Before:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 year from production date\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e CRAFT BREW TEA Studio (丸七製茶), Fujieda, Shizuoka\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eProducer's Story\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCRAFT BREW TEA Studio is a precision brewing workshop within Marushichi Seicha — a Shizuoka tea house with over 100 years of history — launched in 2021 after two decades of preparation. Each bottle is made from one cultivar, one farm, one harvest day, brewed at 3–5× normal leaf concentration and sealed at peak extraction. The same discipline, every time. The full story of CRAFT BREW TEA lives on the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/imperial-yame-gyokuro-craft-brew-tea-from-fukuoka\"\u003eImperial Yame Gyokuro page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBright green, clear and vivid. The aroma carries fresh grass and new spring leaves with a quiet mineral undertone from Wazuka's mountain soil. On the palate: clean sweetness opens first, followed by a structured umami mid-note, finishing with a long cool aftertaste. Classic Uji character — nothing extraneous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003ePairing Ideas\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA natural companion for Japanese cuisine: serve alongside sashimi, cold soba, or a miso-based meal. The Samidori's clean structure also works with lighter Western dishes — burrata, steamed white fish, a simple salad with citrus. For those who already know Nakai's Wazuka organic matcha: this is the same valley, the same season, in a different form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1.4em; font-size:.85rem; color:rgba(0,17,40,.65);\"\u003eRead the full story in \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/from-mountain-mist-to-the-tea-bowl\"\u003eFrom Mountain Mist to the Tea Bowl\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cg-foot\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eShips from Japan · Order more, pay less per item\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Marushichi Seicha Co., Ltd. (丸七製茶株式会社)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48764248719595,"sku":null,"price":64.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2520\/0107\/files\/uji-wazuka-samidori-craf.png?v=1782473756","url":"https:\/\/cookgood.jp\/products\/uji-wazuka-samidori-craft-brew-tea-from-kyoto","provider":"CookGood.JP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}