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Tsuguto Hattori Hand Picked Black Tea
  • Tsuguto Hattori Hand Picked Black Tea
  • Tsuguto Hattori Hand Picked Black Tea
  • Tsuguto Hattori Hand Picked Black Tea
  • Tsuguto Hattori Hand Picked Black Tea
  • Tsuguto Hattori Hand Picked Black Tea
  • Tsuguto Hattori Hand Picked Black Tea
Tsuguto Hattori Hand Picked Black Tea

Tsuguto Hattori Hand Picked Black Tea
$125.00
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This stunning black tea was crafted by Tsuguto Hattori from Yabukita plants that he grows and hand harvests himself on reclaimed tea plantations in Higashiyoshino. The tea leaves are rolled before undergoing full oxidation. While wakoucha, or domestic Japanese black tea, is a growing category, this may be the shining example of its potential. Possessed by a fragrance that borders on perfume without tipping into being overpowering, the profile of this tea skews towards the fruited complexities found in expertly crafted black tea, and is anchored with a crisp chenin-like texture.

We originally featured the 2024 harvest of this tea in our Kiwami Collection, and jumped at the opportunity to buy the entire yield from the 2025 harvest. An oxidized tea of the highest order that we are honored to showcase.

Tasting Notes

  • Cocoa
  • Red miso
  • Azuki bean

Information

Producer: Tsuguto Hattori
Cultivar: Yabukita
Production Area: Higashiyoshino, Nara
Production Year: 2025
Packaging: 10g bag

  • Umami
  • Nutty
  • Herbaceous
  • Vegetal
  • Earthy

This stunning black tea was crafted by Tsuguto Hattori from Yabukita plants that he grows and hand harvests himself on reclaimed tea plantations in Higashiyoshino. The tea leaves are rolled before undergoing full oxidation. While wakoucha, or domestic Japanese black tea, is a growing category, this may be the shining example of its potential. Possessed by a fragrance that borders on perfume without tipping into being overpowering, the profile of this tea skews towards the fruited complexities found in expertly crafted black tea, and is anchored with a crisp chenin-like texture.
We originally featured the 2024 harvest of this tea in our Kiwami Collection, and jumped at the opportunity to buy the entire yield from the 2025 harvest. An oxidized tea of the highest order that we are honored to showcase.

Preparation

Hot

Water: 180ml (205°F)
Leaf Amount: 5g
Brew Time: 2 minutes

Iced

Water: 150ml
Leaf Amount: 6g (195F)
Brew Time: 2 minutes

Pour over ice

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Tsuguto Hattori

Tsuguto Hattori may be one of the most innovative and uncompromising tea producers in Japan, crafting styles of tea that exist nowhere else in the country. Working with Yabukita plants grown on reclaimed tea plantations in Higashiyoshino at approximately 350 meters above sea level, Hattori-san personally tends and hand harvests his gardens without the use of pesticides. His work is defined by an extraordinary willingness to challenge convention, pursuing expressions of tea that are largely unheard of in Japan—and, in some cases, entirely without precedent. Through patience, experimentation, and an unwavering commitment to craft, Tsuguto Hattori continues to redefine what Japanese tea can be. We are proud to be the sole importer of his tea, bringing his exceptional offerings to the Kettl audience.

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