Taste profile
Yame
Yame · Yabukita
Aroma notes
Clean · Nutty
Best prepared
Usucha · Latte
Preview profile · Relative to the current UnD collection. Values will be confirmed by comparative tasting before release.
Yame Matcha
Ceremonial Single Cultivar
Yame Matcha
Ceremonial Single Cultivar
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A single-cultivar ceremonial matcha made from first-flush Yabukita tencha grown in Yame, Fukuoka.
Yame is known for gyokuro and other shaded teas. Tea fields across the Yabe River basin receive regular rainfall and frequent mist, with pronounced shifts between day and night. Shading before harvest retains sweetness and umami in the leaf while moderating astringency.
Clean Yabukita character; light nutty note
Mellow sweetness; low bitterness
Vivid green color
Prepared with water or milk.
Details
Grade: ceremonial
Origin: Yame, Fukuoka, Japan
Cultivar: Yabukita, single cultivar
Harvest: first flush
Cultivation: shade-grown
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Further Reading
Beneath the Shade
Yame and the Yabe River
Tea cultivation in Yame dates to 1423. The region's tea tradition now spans more than six centuries.
The main growing area follows the Yabe River basin. Regular rainfall, frequent mist, and pronounced shifts between day and night support a long practice of shaded tea.
For this matcha, first-flush Yabukita is shaded before harvest. Reduced light retains sweetness and umami while moderating astringency.
Yabukita, Kept Clear
Yabukita gives the cup a clean tea character, mellow sweetness, and a light nutty note. The profile is precise rather than heavy.
Water keeps that clarity at the front. Milk carries the same note with more softness. One cultivar, two preparations, and a character shaped by Yame's history of shaded tea.
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