Organic Goishicha – Rare Japanese Fermented Tea

Description

Organic Goishicha – Rare Japanese Fermented Tea

One of Japan’s most unusual and difficult-to-find teas, Organic Goishicha belongs to a small category of traditionally fermented Japanese teas whose production has survived for generations.

Made from mature tea leaves, Goishicha undergoes a distinctive two-stage fermentation process before being compressed, cut into small pieces, and dried. Its name is associated with go game pieces, which the finished squares are said to resemble.

Once produced by only a tiny number of makers, Goishicha came remarkably close to disappearing. Its continued production preserves a tea tradition found far outside the more familiar world of Japanese sencha, matcha, and gyokuro.

In the cup, Goishicha is equally distinctive. Expect a complex, gently tart character with an earthy, fermented depth and a pleasantly sour quality rarely encountered in Japanese tea. This is not a conventional Japanese green tea—it is a tea for the curious drinker, collector, and connoisseur interested in experiencing one of Japan’s more unusual tea traditions.

Cultivate Taste Tea offers pure, unflavored tea selected for the character of the leaf itself. No added sugar, candy, or flavorings.

Suggested Steeping

Tea: 1 teaspoon
Water: 8 oz
Temperature: 200°F
Time: 4–5 minutes

The leaves can be steeped more than once to explore how the fermented character develops through successive infusions.