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95°CTemperature
6g 100ml
Wash: 5s • 1st: 10s • Add: +5sGongfu Timing
Origin
Shizuoka, Japan
Cultivar
Yabukita/Benifuuki/Surugawase↳ Yabukita
Harvest
Spring 2025
Processing
Light Roast
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Tasting Notes
FruitySweetUmami
Vendor Notes
This unique Japanese tea offers a fascinating interplay of sweet and savory notes. Expect a rich tapestry of preserved plums, dried apricots, and dates, harmoniously balanced with hints of brown sugar and roasted barley. The finish is particularly intriguing, culminating in a lively, almost metallic quench that transitions into a delicate palm sugar sweetness.
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About This Tea
What does Koji Plum taste like?
This unique Japanese tea offers a fascinating interplay of sweet and savory notes. Expect a rich tapestry of preserved plums, dried apricots, and dates, harmoniously balanced with hints of brown sugar. It leans fruity, sweet and umami.
How should I brew Koji Plum?
Water around 85–95 °C (185–205 °F). In a mug, steep 3–4 min. For gongfu, use 5–7 g per 100 ml, 10–30 s steeps (8–15 rounds). You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. Heavier roasts can take boiling water no problem.
Where does Koji Plum come from?
Grown in Shizuoka, Japan from the Yabukita cultivar. This batch is from the Spring 2025 harvest. The leaves got a light roast after picking.
How much does Koji Plum cost?
Starts at $1.70 from Mei Leaf, or about $0.22/g. A 5g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.32 per session. Explore more oolong teas on Teadar.
$2.25$0.29/g