YMY 1690 Green Tea and Ginseng
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Yamamotoyama 1690 Green Tea and Ginseng

A cool shade never leaves
the evergreen tree.
The good taste of tea
lingers all day long.
-- Chou Ang (12th century)

Ginseng is famous as a medicinal herb, reputed to enhance performance under stress and boost immune response. It has long been cultivated in China, Korea, and Japan. Combined with Japanese green tea, it produces a bracing, slightly astringent drink.

In 1690, Japan was ruled by the Tokugawa Shogunate, the Manchus had repelled the Mongols, Louis XIV ruled in splendor from his new palace in Versailles, Czar Peter had just attained the throne and Johann Sebastian Bach was five years old. And that same year in Japan, the Yamamoto family began producing premium teas, a tradition that continues to this day. More than three centuries of experience go into the selection and processing of Yamamotoyama Teas, among the finest in the world.