Japan Sencha Kakagawa Green Tea

Description

Japan Sencha Kakagawa Green Tea

Japan Sencha Kakagawa Green Tea is a light, smooth green tea with reasonable depth and body.

Sometimes, the finest things in life come full circle. So it is with Japan Sencha Kakagawa Green Tea, arguably one of the world’s most popular green teas. While Sencha is by tradition a Japanese tea variety, green tea originated in China and was found its way to the island nation via traveling monks in ancient times. In 1740 a Kyoto tea master named Soen Nagatani, developed the method of steam processing green leaf, resulting in a very fresh, flavorful cup and Sencha was born. Nagatani’s tea quickly took hold, evolving to become a daily drinker, favored by the common populace, as opposed to the more ceremonial varieties of matcha favored by the wealthy. Sencha production became widespread, and so the years safely passed.

Our Kakagawa Sencha is grown in the Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan. The flavor is as pure of a Japanese green tea as you can get. Very smooth with a light vegetal flavor.

We have a fairly large selection of Japanese teas, including several sencha style teas. Our Fukamushi Sencha is representative of what a fuller Japanese tea should taste like. It has a finer rolled leaf. We also carry Bancha, which is lighter and smoother. We also carry Gyokuro, which is what Matcha is made from and has the fullest flavor of Japanese sencha teas.  For a complete look at our Japanese lineup, please chick HERE.

Steeping Instructions
Hot tea brewing method: Put 1 slightly heaping tsp of loose tea for each 8oz of water in the cup or teapot. Pour the boiled but slightly cooled water over tea. Steep 3 to 7 minutes. Milk and Sugar are not recommended. Makes a wonderful Iced Tea as well.

Iced Tea: For a Liter or quart use 2 heaping Tbsp. of loose tea into teapot. Pour 1 1/4 cup boiling water on tea. Steep 5 minutes. Quarter fill serving pitcher straining tea. Add Ice. Top up with cold water, garnish & sweeten to taste.

Contains: Japanese Green Tea