This sencha has a light and delicious taste, with an underlying sweet flavor note. It is made from tea leaves from Minami Yamashiro, a village in southern Kyoto. The tea is named after the Agata Shinto temple, which is located in front of the Horii family's tea shop.
When brewing Sencha Agata no Mori, it is recommended to use water at lower temperatures (around 60 degrees Celsius) to highlight the subtle nuances of the taste.
Founded in 1879, Horii Shichimeien continues to cultivate the renowned 600-year-old Okunoyama Tea Garden, the sole remaining tea garden of Kyoto’s historic “seven beautiful gardens”.