{"title":"Kirari 31 Cultivar","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"kirari31-iri-matcha-02-chayou","title":"KIRARI31 Iri-Matcha 02 ChaYou","description":"\u003cp\u003eSingle-cultivar Matcha from Nagasaki, Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eiki Iri-Matcha 02 Cha You is made from the modern cultivar Kirari 31 and processed using a special \u003cem data-start=\"778\" data-end=\"789\"\u003eIri-Mushi\u003c\/em\u003e (roast-steam) method. The result is a gentle, well-balanced matcha where soft sweetness and umami meet a subtle roasted note from the Iri-Mushi processing. The roast character stays light and supportive, never overpowering the clarity of the base tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"313\"\u003eThe ChaYou tea garden, run by the Matsuo family, sits on a small hill about 300 metres above sea level with a view over Omura Bay in Nagasaki. 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