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| Dear Sir and Madam, |
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| We at Hibiki-an THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your continued patronage and support.
We are pleased to offer useful information for your healthy life and continued
enjoyment of Japanese green tea. In this issue, we talk about 'Special Karigane Tea (Limited: Gyokuro Karigane Super Premium)'. |
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[Limited] Special Karigane Tea (Gyokuro Karigane Super Premium)
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| Karigane is an excellent value because it is a by-product of green tea production. Karigane is made from the stems and veins of high quality tea leaves.
Even in Kyoto, known around the world as the center of Japanese green tea culture and production, it is difficult to find top grade Gyokuro Karigane. During tea production, green tea leaf stems (which make up 5 to 10% of the harvested tea) are separated from the tea leaves. These green tea stems are used to make Karigane. Only small quantities of our top grade Gyokuro (such as our Pinnacle grade Gyokuro) is grown each year. So we can produce only a limited amount of Gyokuro Karigane Super Premium.
Fortunately we are able to offer Gyokuro Karigane Super Premium, but only as a limited edition of 450 packages and available only in early spring season. |
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| Tea leaves and stems for our Gyokuro Karigane Super Premium under the traditional "Honzu" canopy just before harvest. |
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| Tea leaves just after picked |
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| One of several processing steps |
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| The brewed infusion color of Gyokuro Karigane Super Premium is the same as Kuradashi Gyokuro Pinnacle. The aroma is quite elegant and gentle.
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| Selected stems and veins from Gyokuro Pinnacle and Kuradashi Gyokuro Pinnacle.
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Tea leaves and stems for our Gyokuro Karigane Super Premium are shaded
from sunlight under the traditional "Honzu" canopy structure
made with reeds and straw. Tea leaves are carefully picked by skilled hands.
Picked fresh tea leaves are processed just a few hours after harvest. All
processing machines are traditional style, and tea leaves are processed
with great care in the traditional way. They are finished and become Aracha
just a few hours later. |
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[Limited] Gyokuro Karigane Super Premium (40g/1.41oz): US$18.00
(Now Available: limited edition of 450 packages ONLY AVAILABLE in early spring this year)
Gyokuro Karigane Super Premium is an excellent value. Because it is made from the stems and veins of the only highest-quality Gyokuro, such as Gyokuro Pinnacle and Kuradashi Gyokuro Pinnacle, you can have the quality of Premium for a fraction of the cost... |
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This Month's Tea - Karigane |
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| We would like you to rediscover the value of our Karigane teas for monthly recommendation. Karigane is less expensive than tea leaves because it is a by-product. It is made from the stems of Gyokuro and high grade Sencha. You are sure to delight in the excellent value of Karigane. At the same time we arranged a special Karigane tea, Gyokuro Karigane Super Premium. It is the limited edition of 450 packages only available this early spring season. |
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Special Karigane (Limited) |
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[Limited] Gyokuro Karigane Super Premium (40g/1.41oz): US$18.00
(Now Available: limited edition of 450 packages ONLY AVAILABLE in early spring this year)
Gyokuro Karigane Super Premium is an excellent value. Because it is made from the stems and veins of the only highest-quality Gyokuro, such as Gyokuro Pinnacle and Kuradashi Gyokuro Pinnacle, you can have the quality of Premium for a fraction of the cost... |
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Regular Karigane and Other |
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Gyokuro Karigane Premium (100g/3.53oz): US$22.00
Gyokuro Karigane Premium which is made from the stems of highest grade Gyokuro is very valuable and precious. You can enjoy the excellent flavor of high grade Gyokuro at an affordable price... |
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Sencha Karigane (200g/7.06oz): US$23.00
Sencha Karigane Premium which is made from the stems of high grade Sencha is valuable and precious. Karigane contains much Theanine which is the source of its sweet and mellow taste... |
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Houjicha Karigane (200g/7.06oz): US$19.00
Houjicha Karigane is made from the stems of high grade tea leaves and roasted in the same way as standard Houjicha. The flavor is deeply sweet and roasted, which is quite unique among Japanese tea... |
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| Are you enjoying your green moments? Hibiki-an encourages those who love to drink green tea. If you have any requests or questions regarding our teas or services, please don't hesitate to contact us. We sincerely hope that you enjoy genuine Hibiki-an Japanese green tea direct to you from Kyoto, Japan. |
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| Sincerely yours, |
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| Atsushi Yasui |
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Special Houjicha Teas: Limited / Now Available! |
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We would like you to rediscover the value of our Houjicha items for monthly recommendation. You are sure to delight in the unique sweet and roasted flavor of Houjicha. The flavor is very smooth and the aroma lingers nicely for a while.
At the same time we arranged two special Houjicha items, Houjicha Super Premium and Houjicha Karigane Super Premium. Each item is the limited edition of 450 packages only available this winter season.
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[Limited] Houjicha Super Premium (100g/3.53oz): US$15.00
(Now Available: limited edition of 450 packages ONLY AVAILABLE this winter season)
To make this Houjicha Super Premium, we use only young sprouts. And a small amount of stems from the highest grade Matcha are added in order to create the unique noble aroma... |
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[Limited] Houjicha Karigane Super Premium (100g/3.53oz): US$14.00
(Now Available: limited edition of 450 packages ONLY AVAILABLE this winter season)
The stems contained in this tea are usually used for Sencha Karigane, not Houjicha Karigane. Stems from the highest grade Matcha are added in order to create the unique noble aroma... |
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[New / Now Available] Added House Matcha Stick Packs
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In response to hundreds of our customers' requests, we developed House Matcha Stick Packs. These Stick Packs are easy to carry anywhere, such as in your bag, so you can enjoy drinking genuine Matcha anywhere, anytime, freely.
At same time, we added Matcha Superior Large Bag. Would you check them once?
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[New] House Matcha Stick Packs - Large Bag (90 x 2g/0.07oz): US$70.00
House Matcha Stick Packs - Large Bag is an excellent value. This Large Bag is composed of 3 zip lock bags, each containing 30 sticks x 2g / 0.07oz which is 3 times the amount of our usual House Matcha Stick Packs (30 x 2g / 0.07oz) whereas the price is only 2.5 times the amount. The price is discounted by 17%... |
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Bottle Shaking Method
House Matcha Stick Packs can be prepare by Ceremonial method as usual.
They also can be prepared by Bottle Shaking method. The casual preparation
method enables you to enjoy drinking genuine Matcha anywhere, anytime,
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- Put 1 stick of Matcha (2g) into a PET plastic bottle, canteen, or anything with a capacity of approximately 500ml (17.6fl oz) and a lid.
- Pour 200ml - 350ml (7.04 fl oz - 12.3fl oz) of cool or room-temperature water (*) into the plastic bottle or other container.
- Shake the plastic bottle quickly and boldly 10 to 20 times.
- Drink directly from the bottle.
- If drinking at intervals, shake the plastic bottle each time just before drinking. Please consume within a few hours.
(*) Do NOT pour hot water into the bottle. It is dangerous as it can make the bottle inflate. Use only cool or room-temperature water.
Only entry grade of Ceremonial and Culinary grade Matcha matches with the Bottle Shaking method, such as our House Matcha, Matcha Versatile, and Matcha Culinary. |
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[Limited] Snacks and Candy (Late Winter & Spring) |
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We at Hibiki-an added five Japanese modern confectioneries which are all only available in late winter and spring. Our carefully selected items for late winter and spring confections amuse our mouth very much, and perfectly match with Japanese green tea. Bean confectioneries of MONAKA, KUROMAME glace, and Peanuts balls provide their original texture and flavor. KARINTOH is uniquely airy pleasant flavor, and Matcha Chocolate looks very cute and has superb collaboration between Japanese traditional Matcha and western confection.
We are certain that they will all completely please your taste bud. Please take a look! |
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| Japanese Snacks / Candy Shopping category: click here |
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[New & Limited] Teapots / Cups, Matcha Bowls / Accessories |
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| We have arranged for 27 limited edition and new teapots / cups, and 16
limited edition and new Matcha Bowls / Accessories. The 35 limited edition
items are all available only this autumn and winter season. |
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| Teapots / Cups shopping category: click here |
| Matcha Bowls / Accessories shopping category: click here |
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(Notice 1) Our New Smartphone Website
We recently launched a brand new Smartphone optimized website to provide an enhanced customer experience. The new design enables you to navigate and interact with the Smartphone site much more easily and conveniently than the previous site, including:
- Finding and ordering items and tracking express orders from your order history.
- Searching for items more easily in our tea and tea ware shop.
- Enjoying seasonal topics more easily.
By visiting our website (www.hibiki-an.com) with Smartphone you will be automatically led to the optimized website. We hope you will find many ways to enjoy our new Smartphone site whenever and wherever you would like...
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Hibiki-an is now on Instagram. We plan to periodically post seasonal images captured around Hibiki-an and the tea farms of Uji, Japan. It will certainly expand your appreciation of genuine Japanese tea. Please take a look. (click here) |
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