Mar 27, 2023 11:45:00

A new brand 'Asahi Kaoru' tasting review using slightly fermented tea leaves that realizes a gorgeous scent like Chinese tea while being green tea

Asahi Soft Drinks, a major beverage company, will launch a new brand of green tea ' Asahi Hayate ' that focuses on a fragrant and refreshing taste on April 4, 2023 (Tuesday). Usually, the tea leaves used for green tea are not fermented, but by using slightly fermented tea leaves, the new brand of green tea has a gorgeous aroma. Saw.

Green tea needs to 'fragrance' New brand 'Asahi Sate' to be released on April 4 | News Release 2023 | Company Information | Asahi Beverages

https://www.asahiinryo.co.jp/company/newsrelease/2023/pick_0207_3.html

The package of 275 ml PET bottle of 'Asahi Sake' looks like this. The vivid green of the tea leaves shines on the label based on gold and black.

The 'slightly fermented tea leaves' on the label are tea leaves that have gone through a process called

gingko , which is different from the tea leaves used for regular green tea. Green tea, oolong tea, and black tea use tea leaves from the same tea plant. Green tea is made without fermentation, oolong tea is semi-fermented by stopping fermentation, and fully fermented tea. It will be tea. Withering is the process of withering the tea leaves and allowing them to ferment slightly, which further enhances the aroma of the tea. Withering green tea, which is difficult to adjust the degree of fermentation, is not suitable for mass production, and accounts for only 0.02% of domestic sencha. said he did.

Raw material name is described as green tea (domestic), fragrance, vitamin C.

The calorie per 100 ml is 0 kcal.

When you pour it into a glass, you can see that it is a clear golden liquid without turbidity.

When I drank it, I certainly felt a floral scent different from ordinary green tea, and I had an impression similar to Chinese tea such as oolong tea. The astringency and bitterness associated with green tea are modest, resulting in a refreshing and easy-to-drink taste.

``Asahi Hayate'' can be purchased at retail stores nationwide from April 4, 2023 (Tuesday), and the suggested retail price is 86 yen including tax for a 250ml paper pack, 124 yen including tax for a 275ml plastic bottle, and 151 yen including tax for a 500ml plastic bottle. Yen, 620ml PET bottle is 173 yen including tax, 2L PET bottle is 410 yen including tax. It is also handled by Amazon.co.jp, and the reservation purchase price at the time of writing the article is 2533 yen for a set of 24 275 ml plastic bottles (about 106 yen per bottle), and 2290 yen for a set of 24 620 ml plastic bottles. (About 95 yen per bottle).

Amazon | Asahi Beverage 275ml x 24 [Green Tea] [Tea] |

Amazon | Asahi Beverages 620ml x 24 [Green Tea] [Tea] |