





Koshun Tasting Set: One Cultivar as Three Styles
- Description
- Tasting Notes
- How to Make Matcha
Presenting a very special and rare opportunity:
If you're ready to get deep on Japanese tea, this is the perfect set to refine your understanding of a cultivar! Japanese teas, like matcha and sencha, are overarchingly made from blends of tea leaves. Producers often consider how they coax and craft certain flavor profiles of a style of tea as an expression of their art. In fact, master tea blenders, known as Chashi, are highly regarded for their skills in maintaining flavor profiles, and those profiles often become hallmarks of a particular tea brand.
At Mizuba, we've had the awesome opportunity to work with a producer who specializes in the cultivar Koshun. Instead of blending this cultivar, we have the rare chance to try it unblended and see how three different styles of tea highlight Koshun's personality. Our set showcases Koshun matcha, sencha, and oolong.
Our set showcases Koshun as:
Matcha: sesame, walnut, playful, long finish.
Sencha: clean, rounded umami, floral uplift.
Oolong: honey, stone fruit, full-bodied.
How to brew:
- Warm your chawan tea bowl with hot water.
- Place 1.5-2g (1 tsp) of matcha into your chawan.
- Add 1 ounce of 160ºF-175ºF water to the tea and make koicha (a thick paste).
- Add about another 1.5-2 ounces of water.
- Whisk with your chasen until the tea is fully aerated to make usucha.
- Enjoy!
Interested in making lattes or tea on the go? Check out our videos.
Pairs Perfectly With:
1x full-size, (30g) bag Koshun Matcha, 1x 20g bag Koshun Sencha, 1x 20g bag Organic Koshun Oolong
Koshun Tasting Set: One Cultivar as Three Styles

Japanese teas, like matcha and sencha, are overarchingly made from blends of tea leaves. Producers often consider how they coax and craft certain flavor profiles of a style of tea as an expression of their art. In fact, master tea blenders, known as Chash are highly regarded for their skills in maintaining flavor profiles, and those profiles often become hallmarks of a particular tea brand.
Producers will select different tea cultivars to ensure their sencha or matcha achieves the same consistency in flavor from year to year, despite how climate or conditions affect the harvest.
What is a cultivar and why does it matter? Read about it here!
How To Make Matcha
Follow our simple guide below to make the most delicious Mizuba matcha! You can also see video guides here — including our favorite latte recipe.

It's time to make matcha! Spoon two chashaku scoops (1 tsp) into your matcha bowl or cup.

Add 1 oz. 160-175º F water. Work chasen (bamboo whisk) in a circle to make a paste.

Add another 2-4 oz. water and whisk the tea in an M-shape motion until frothy. Enjoy!
Stone Milled
All Mizuba matcha is stone milled in Japan. This time-intensive process leads to a depth of flavor not found in conventional teas.

Which tea is right for me?
Our handy chart will help you find your new favorite matcha.

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