Editorial verdict
A mid-premium koicha option sitting below Zuisen no Mukashi in price but still clearly positioned for thick tea.
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Fuller and thicker, with a koicha-oriented profile.
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Kikusuian Online Shop Product Page
Supports: 抹茶 蓬莱の鶴: 宇治の碾茶を、石臼で挽いて細かい粉末状にしました。濃茶に適しております。 Price 2700.00 JPY for 30g.
About the brand
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Kikusuian is the retail tea and confectionery brand of Ocha no Igeta, a Sendai tea company founded in 1920. The official shop presents it as a long-established Sendai tea house selling Japanese tea alongside wagashi such as the signature matcha sweet Kikufuku.
View all Kikusuian blendsFuller and thicker, with a koicha-oriented profile.
Horai no Tsuru is sourced from Uji, Japan.
Horai no Tsuru is priced at ¥2,700 for 30g (¥90/g).
Horai no Tsuru is recommended for koicha. Thick tea — a concentrated preparation using about 4g of powder and 30ml of water, reserved for the highest-grade matcha.
You can buy Kikusuian Horai no Tsuru directly from Kikusuian's official website. Current availability: in-stock.