{"product_id":"matured-matcha-shinonome-no-shiro-usucha-thin-tea","title":"Matured Matcha \"Shinonome no Shiro\" — Usucha (Thin Tea)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eA dragon, in time, calls the clouds and climbs into the sky. Here is the counterpart to the earthbound Ryūdo no Mukashi — a second bowl. Shinonome is the eastern sky as night gives way to dawn. Tea that has slept in the jar, holding the dark, meets the light for the first time on the morning of Kuchikiri; that daybreak became its name. Whisk it finely and a white foam rises across the bowl, spreading like a single wisp of cloud. Against the weight of koicha, Shinonome no Shiro is light and opening — tradition, enjoyed a little more freely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this Matcha\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"auto\" class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin \u0026amp; maker:\u003c\/strong\u003e The same as Ryūdo no Mukashi — Shōgyokuen, a venerable Uji producer (est. 1827, own-garden hand-picked, its head a 10th-dan tea master).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA rarely-seen leaf:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tencha, the leaf before matcha, is almost never sold at retail. This off-market tencha is shared with us by Shōgyokuen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCultivation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Traditional Honzu shading (straw and reed screens). The softened light draws out a lifted aroma and vivid green.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAgeing:\u003c\/strong\u003e About six months in a Roppongi tea jar. Green-note astringency unwinds into a clear, bright umami.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinishing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ground on a stone mill after the November Kuchikiri.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTaste:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aromatic and light on the palate, with a faint sweetness and a clean finish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePreparation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Usucha grade. Whisk with a chasen into a fine foam; slightly cooler water is a good guide.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOccasions:\u003c\/strong\u003e A morning bowl, an everyday moment, time shared with others — and a fine first bowl for newcomers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWith the vessel:\u003c\/strong\u003e A bowl that reflects the season. Part of the pleasure is choosing, from the shelves of wanova TOKYO, the vessel that suits the day's mood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Roppongi Tea Factory \/ 六本木製茶場","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52082022482140,"sku":null,"price":73.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/3623\/3436\/files\/matured-matcha-shinonome-no-shiro-usucha-white-dish.png?v=1784503943","url":"https:\/\/wanova.org\/products\/matured-matcha-shinonome-no-shiro-usucha-thin-tea","provider":"wanova","version":"1.0","type":"link"}