Lovely example of Bancha. Shortly after the first harvest which is used for the production of Sencha, the next, slightly bigger leaves are harvested for this Mai Bancha. These leaves are not rolled but folded flat and are very productive. The Morimoto Bancha shows lovely floral notes and develops the typical Bancha taste.

You can re-infuse this tea up to 5 times and the taste becomes more intense over time; at the end it almost reminds of an Oolong despite the fact the leaves are not fermented.