Description
Hokkyokusei is brewed in a small preheated pot. The water should not be boiling for a long time as this will boil the oxygen out of the water.
Prepare in a 450 ml Hario glass jug:
4 g / 2-3 minutes / 70-80°C
The leaves can be used 2 - 3 times.
Prepare in a 200-250 ml Japanese Houhin porcelain pot:
6-8 g / 70-80°C
Pull time:
1st brew: 45 seconds
2nd brew: 10 seconds
3rd brew: 60 seconds
Yuta Hiraoka-san worked as a young tea maker and tea blender in the family business Tamakawa Tea. Through dedication and hard work, in September 2023 he became one of the youngest tea masters to achieve the highest rank (10th dan) at the 70th National Tea Examination Skills Competition.