Hōjicha is set apart from other Japanese green teas because it is roasted over charcoal. The tea is fired at high temperature, altering the leaf colour tints from green to reddish-brown. The process was first performed in Kyoto, Japan in the 1920s and its popularity persists today. The main types of Hojicha are light and […]
Bancha means ‘common tea’ and is possibly a reference to the coarser grades and heavier, late season crop from which this full-flavoured tea is made. Bancha are a class of sencha harvested as a second flush tea between summer and autumn. Bancha is made from larger leaves than are usually available for sencha grades. However, […]
Unlike most Sencha tea cultivated in un-shaded gardens exposed to direct sunlight, Kabusecha Sencha requires shading tea plants a few weeks prior to harvest. Special nets (kabuse) are hung over the plants to obtain a natural shade without completely letting out sunlight. Kabusecha Sencha has a mellower flavor and more subtle color than Sencha grown […]
Kukicha (茎茶), or twig tea, is a Japanese blend of green tea made of stems, stalks, and twigs. Also known as ‘twig tea’, Kukicha is the lowest in caffeine of the traditional teas. Kukicha Tea contains 90 percent less caffeine than regular brewed coffee. It is soothing and balancing with a rich flavor and is […]
Over three quarters of all tea produced in Japanese tea gardens is Sencha (煎茶), a tea selected for its fresh qualities complementing a leaf of high uniformity and rich color.
Sencha literally means roasted tea. An old name pertaining to the main processing stage once dominant in the making of this most popular of all Japanese […]
Maccha (抹茶) or matcha is a fine, powdered green tea used in Japanese tea ceremony and to dye and flavour foods such as mochi and soba noodles, green tea ice cream and a variety of wagashi (Japanese confectionery). The most famous Maccha-producing regions are Uji in Kyoto (tea from this region is called “Ujicha”), Shizuoka, […]
Gyokuro is a fine Green tea from Japan. Selected from a grade of green tea known as Sencha (煎茶), Gyokuro’s name refers to the pale green color of the infusion (literally Gyokuro means in Japanese ‘Drops of Jade‘ or ‘Jade Dew‘, which describes the tender jade green leaves). This is a high prized Japanese Green […]
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