Sencha Green Tea Loose Leaf

Our sencha is made from prized tea bush cultivars including sae midori and okumidori and is a blend of the first and second flush harvests from organic farms on kyushu island in southern japan.

Sencha green tea loose leaf. The best way to enjoy japanese sencha is in the loose leaf form and with using a proper teapot. Japanese sencha tends to have a refreshing flavor that can be described as vegetal green seaweedy or grassy. Sencha superior is mostly from high grown gardens in shizuoka and undergoes a light steaming process called asamushi that is employed by tea farmers to preserve the tea s inherent varietal and origin characteristics. Organic sencha green tea young first flush leaves are picked and quickly steamed dried rolled and then blended to produce our sencha it is the green tea most commonly drunk in japanese households.

Try our sample size of 1 ounce. Sencha is a steamed green tea made from small leaf camellia sinensis tea bushes. Sencha is one of the best known green tea types. Our award winning japanese sencha tea imparts a delicate yellowish green liquor that has a grassy sweet and mildly astringent flavour.

First time trying english tea store s japanese sencha green loose leaf tea. Left to grow in the sunshine increasing the vitamin c and catechin content in the leaf. Check out our sencha tea bags. Light yellow in the cup with a fragrant bouquet and a smooth refreshing taste.

Firstly the tea leaves are folded lengthwise while drying on warm trays then they are heated in wood fuelled. Flavors vary with different types of sencha and how they are brewed. Kyushu s mineral rich volcanic soil coupled with skillful organic soil management creates a. Sencha green tea check out the best sencha teas in our article is the most popular tea in japan.

It is a whole leaf green tea where the leaves are rolled and steamed to protect the leaves from oxidization. This helps give the sencha tea its distinctive golden green hue. Sencha is the traditional daily steamed green tea of japan. Depending on other factors such as growing methods harvesting time and processing.

Contents loose leaf tea net weight 4 ounces. Sencha green tea will usually have around 20 30 mg of caffeine per cup an average amount for green tea. Made with young organically grown leaves from a jas certified organic plantation located at 400 600m above sea level some of the highest in japan in the natural surroundings of the southern alps in shizuoka japan. It is one of the most well loved green teas in japan and has various health benefits.

Contents loose leaf tea net weight 16 ounces 1 pound japanese sencha green tea is gluten free as well as nuts wheat crustacea eggs milk dairy sulfites and soy lecithin free. The clear golden green and brisk infusion of sencha superior is fresh and lively with a savory sweet and crisp finish. An ideal loose leaf tea perfect to start the new year.