Wakocha Japanese Black Tea 30g – Hand-Processed in Uji, Zero Bitterness, Toasted Salted-Biscuit Flavour Unlike Any Other Black Tea, Long-Strand Whole Leaf, Rare Single-Origin from 100-Year-Old Zairai Trees

Wakocha is Japan's rare black tea. This one is made from the leaves of native zairai tea trees over 100 years old, grown at 550 metres in Uji, Kyoto – Japan's most celebrated tea region.

Zairai trees are grown from seed, not cuttings, and over generations they develop a depth of flavour and aroma that modern cultivated varieties can't match.

It is processed by hand at our supplier's own facility in Uji – a careful, hands-on process carried out with the help of a machine, not mass factory production. It is normally a high-end retail tea the supplier sells only in their own store and does not offer wholesale; AICHA secured it specially for customers in the UAE.

The result is a smooth cup with zero bitterness, a toasted salted-biscuit flavour and a gentle natural sweetness. A tea for black tea lovers looking for something entirely new.

Whole loose leaf. Brew hot or cold. Net weight: 30g.

• HAND-PROCESSED BY OUR SUPPLIER IN UJI – This Wakocha is processed by hand at the supplier's own facility, a careful hands-on process carried out with the help of a machine. It is a high-end retail tea the supplier normally sells only in their own store, not a mass-produced wholesale tea.
• ZERO BITTERNESS, A FLAVOUR UNLIKE ANY OTHER BLACK TEA – Tastes like toasted salted biscuits: rich, gently sweet and completely smooth, with none of the harsh tannic bite of regular black tea. Drink it plain; it needs no milk or sugar.
• LONG-STRAND WHOLE LEAF, NEVER DUST OR FANNINGS – Long, dark, twisted strands of whole tea leaf, not the broken bits found in supermarket teabags. The same leaves can be steeped up to 3 times.
• RARE SINGLE-ORIGIN UJI TEA FROM 100-YEAR-OLD ZAIRAI TREES – Zairai are Japan's original native tea plants, grown from seed rather than cloned cultivars, and Uji is Japan's most celebrated tea region. Japanese black tea makes up only a tiny share of Japan's tea production.
• HOT, ICED OR COLD BREWED – Hot: 3g of leaves in 200ml of boiling water for 3 minutes. Cold brew: 5g in 500ml of cold water, refrigerated for 6–8 hours, for a naturally sweet iced tea that is ideal for the UAE summer.