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Japanese Teas
Bancha
Bancha tea is traditionally made at the end of Japanese growing season. The cup of Bancha Japanese tea is refreshing, sweet with slightly greenish notes and a smooth taste. This is one of the highest grades of Bancha.
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Fukujyu
To produce Fukujyu tea young tender shoots are picked up from the bushes every four days, giving this Japanese tea its high grade. Pale greenish yellow Fukujyu liquor has strength and a captivating fresh Japanese green tea aroma reminding drinker of an early spring.
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Genmaicha
"A tea that creates conversation." Genmaicha is a specialty Japanese green tea that is blended with fire-toasted rice. Light, golden yellow liquor with a unique, toasty rice flavor. The cup has a fresh vegetative character of a fine Japanese green tea, tempered with the bakey-like character of the rice.
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Gyokuro
This Gyokuro is Japanese finest green tea greatly appreciated by tea lovers. Tea bushes of Gyokuro are shaded with black curtains or bamboo and straw shades three weeks before plucking to increase the chlorophyll and reduce the tannin. The result is a gentle tea with an intoxicating fragrance and truly sublime taste.
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Hojicha
Roasted Hojicha green tea with a full bodied character and cinnamon-like toast notes. A unique Japanese tea character that many tea drinkers love. The roasting process lowers Hojicha's caffeine content, so if you are looking for a low-caffeine green tea, this is a wonderful alternative to our decaffeinated choices.
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Izu Matcha
This premium grade of Matcha from Izu region gives you a great smoothness with a very satisfying full cup. The Gyokuro leaf base gives to Izu Matcha a light astringent finish.
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Kukicha
This is the highest grade of Kukicha available before you get into a stratoshpshere of highest prices. Kukicha has an emerald green infusion and creamy mouth feel with a balanced flavor with a chestnut note - a very distinctive Japanese tea taste. When feeling adventuresome, please give our Kukicha tea tea a try. And revel in unique, playful taste of one of the best Japanese teas.
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Samurai Matcha
Samurai Match is the highest quality Matcha produced in Japan.The highest quality Matcha is exclusively grown and produced in the rolling hills of Uji, in the ancient city of Kyoto. Each leaf for Samurai Matcha is specially selected and carefully picked by farmers' skilled hands, giving this Japanese tea its mellow and smooth aroma and flavor. Today most tea leaves are trimmed by machine and traditional hand picked Matcha is rarely grown and is therefore very precious.
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Sencha
This high-grade Sencha has tending light liquoring and smooth with satisfying depth and body. Sencha is often used in tea ceremonies.
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