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Japanese Sencha Loose Leaf Green Tea

4.9 · 16 reviews

$29.00

Taste
Verdant, Brisk, Balanced
Best for
Morning, A fast second steep

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Details
Japanese Sencha Loose-leaf Green Tea is arguably the most widely enjoyed green tea in Japan. Nevertheless, the artisanal premium quality offered here is far above conventional grades. Sourced directly from the renowned tea-growing area of Uji, this region of Japan is where heirloom tea cultivars and ideal climate come together for the seasonal harvest of sencha leaves.
How to prepare
Brew
1 tsp (~4 g) · 250 ml at 158–176 °F · 60 sec
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Farmers picking shade-grown tea leaves under black shade cloth

Cultivar + origin

Where it's grown.

We work directly with family tea farms in Japan, who pair time-honored cultivation with meticulous care for every harvest.

Origin
Japan
Region
Uji, Kyoto
Cultivars
Heirloom cultivars
Harvest
First harvest (ichibancha)
Processing
Steamed → Rolled → Dried

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Makes me think of spring

I have ordered Sencha green tea from Matcha.com previously which show how much I like it. It has a wonderful flavor, makes me think of spring. It is very refreshing and has such a clean feel in the mouth. Love it! It also has a lovely light greenish, gold color that is beautiful to look at. I always drink it plain because it is so tasty by itself

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green tea

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High Quality Sencha

I've been drinking this in combination after my matcha. It's amazing for a lower caffeine content in the late mornings and also offers a fresh farm-direct quality and flavor!

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My kind of tea

I don’t like flavored tea. I like really good quality green tea. I drink Matcha and I drink oolong and I drink sencha. I bought this looseleaf as something kind of fun to play with in the spring. It is beautiful to look at and makes a terrific cup of tea. I am careful to not put Water that is too hot so it does not turn bitter. And it’s just perfect. Love the color love the taste love that it is just green tea!

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Great Tea

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Japanese Sencha Loose Leaf Green Tea

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What sencha green tea is

Sencha green tea is a tea many people in Japan drink every day. Unlike gyokuro, or the tencha that becomes matcha, sencha grows in full sun right up to the harvest. That sunlight gives it a brisker, grassier character and a clean, slightly astringent finish. Ours comes from Uji, south of Kyoto, and is made from heirloom cultivars picked in the first harvest of spring. The leaves are steamed, then rolled and dried into slender, deep green needles.

Brewing sencha loose leaf in a kyusu

Loose sencha is happiest in a kyusu, the small Japanese side-handled teapot, where the needles have room to open. Use one teaspoon (about 4 g) for 8 ounces of water at 158 to 176°F, and steep for just 60 seconds. Pour out every last drop so the leaves don't sit in water. Then make a second pot from the same leaves. It needs only a short steep, because the leaves are already open.

Choosing your Japanese sencha

A 100 g bag makes about 25 cups. If you like sencha and want a sweeter, deeper cup, try our shade-grown gyokuro. For sencha at work or on the road, first-harvest Uji sencha also comes in tea bags.