The Rare Tea Collection by Saicho returns with Minami Sayaka, a spring tea from the mountains of Kyushu brought to life as a sparkling oolong.
Grown by the Miyazaki family, who have farmed tea in Gokase since 1930, Minami Sayaka is floral, bright and quietly complex. Tasting notes include gardenia, nashi pear and marzipan with a delicate hint of almond blossom. A Limited Edition version is presented in a 750ml bottle inside an illustrated gift box.
The tea has already found its place in dining rooms in London and Hong Kong. Now being poured at venues including The Ledbury, Umu, The Chancery Rosewood and Rosewood Hong Kong, it is also available online and at Harrods, with a limited number of bottles arriving at Hong Kong International Airport.
The Rare Tea Collection is a Saicho series that follows tea to its origins. The previous edition, Sixty Stone Mountain, was a rare honey black tea from a small, high-altitude plot in Hualien County, Taiwan.
