Minor Snow

November 22nd is "Minor Snow."

The sunlight becomes softer and the autumn leaves begin to fall little by little.

This is the season when the weather gets colder and snow starts to fall, and is referred to as "small snow" in Kanji.

The blended tea that goes with Minor snow combines "Gogumi" black tea made in Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture, with apples, bergamot leaves, and blueberry stems.

This blended tea features the soft yet elegant sweetness of black tea, and also has an exotic feel with flowers, fruits, and spices.

Now, at this time of year, plants and animals begin to prepare for winter.

The same goes for tea plants; they undergo a process called pruning, where they cut the branches to be even, and take measures to protect them from frost, so that they can welcome spring with peace of mind.

Tea plants naturally prefer subtropical climates, and are sensitive to cold, with new shoots damaged by frost.
Even so, people in Japan have made efforts to cope with the cold and protect their tea fields through ingenuity.
Indeed, this blend of black tea is native to Niigata Prefecture, known as the northernmost tea producing region.
The sight of tea fields covered in snow is a rare sight even on a global scale, but it is said that the snow protects the tea leaves from the cold wind.

This precious tea is made possible by the combination of these miracles of nature.
Please take this opportunity to try it.