Ingredients
Full leaf Japanese green tea from the verdant fields of Kagoshima.
Blend Numerology
Area where spaceships first sampled earth's tea. Classified.
Preparation
For best flavor, bring spring or freshly drawn filtered water to 185 degrees. Steep 1 tsp (2.5 g) for three minutes. Thank Emperor Saga for his love of tea.
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Sencha
Japanese Green Tea
Slender needle-like leaves produce a deeply vegetal taste and aroma, ripe with notes of toasted rice and nori. The leaves are steamed to perfection to stop oxidation of the leaf, as well as to lock in their deep jade color and rich flavor.
Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture is located in the Chubu region, on the island of Honshu in Japan. While unable to claim full ownership of Mt. Fuji (its a joint custody thing with Yamanashi Prefecture), Shizuoka can tout being the biggest tea producing region in Japan, which says something. Harvest time for Sencha happens from April through June.
