Japan Benifuuki black

In the Land of the Rising Sun, a traditional green tea country, a trend towards oxidized teas has recently become noticeable. Black teas, e.g. from Darjeeling or Sri Lanka, are becoming increasingly popular. For this reason, local tea companies are also trying their hand at producing black teas, and, as can be seen from this organic Benifuuki, not without success! The basis is a hybrid of Thea Assamica and Thea Sinensis, developed in Kagoshima Prefecture in 1965. Coarse, deep black, visually rather flat leaf structure, reddish golden cup color, the taste profile with full body and pleasant sweetness, a hint of ripe plums lingers on the tongue.