Rose City Genmaicha
Rose City Genmaicha
Rose City Genmaicha
Rose City Genmaicha
Rose City Genmaicha
Rose City Genmaicha
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Rose City Genmaicha

ROASTED RICE GREEN TEA BLEND

146 reviews

A delicious Oregon twist on Japanese Genmaicha. Combines the light, nutty flavor of roasted rice with a grassy green tea character and rose petal finish—all softened by a kiss of sweet manuka honey.

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Tasting Notes:

Toast, umami, bergamot


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03/13/2023
Thuy D.
United States United States
I recommend this product

Rose City Genmaicha

The blend is truly wonderful. The bergamot combined with toasty flavor, green tea and rose hibiscus produce a complex, fragrant, full-bodied yet soft and clean finish.

SA
03/09/2023
Steve A.
United States United States
I recommend this product

Wonderful stuff

This is my go-to green tea. I love the mix of subtle flavors. I wouldn’t start my day with any other tea. Highly recommend!

CT
02/12/2023
Carla T.
United States United States

A winner all-around!

Best Genmaicha I've tasted!

SR
02/02/2023
Susan R.
United States United States
I recommend this product

I love Rose City Genmaicha

I lived in Japan years ago and drank Genmaicha there and loved it. But , I have to say Rose City Genmaicha is better- not traditional but the rose petals and the other additives enhance it. The quality is excellent. I serve it to all my friends.

SG
02/02/2023
Sue G.
United States United States
I recommend this product

Rose City Gemaicha Tea rocks!!

One of my favorite teas from my favorite Tea Maker. The taste is divine, and never bitter, just like all teas from Smith Tea!

Ingredients

Japanese sencha, genmai (roasted rice), Mao Feng green tea from China, red and pink rose petals, natural flavors, bergamot oil.

Blend Numerology

The year Peninsula Park, one of Portland's most beautiful Rose gardens, was built.

Preparation

For best flavor, bring spring or freshly drawn filtered water to 185 degrees. Steep 1 sachet or 1 rounded tsp (2.4 g) loose leaf for three minutes. Plan your next trip to the Japanese Garden.

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  • bergamot oil
  • genmai
  • mao feng
  • Pink Rose Petals
  • red rose petals
  • sencha

Bergamot Oil

Essential Oil

Bergamot is a citrus fruit the color of a lime and the size of a large orange. Picked when ripe, the thick peel is removed and pressed like an olive to extract its essential oils. It has a distinctive flavor and aroma with notes of lavender, lemon and spice.

Reggio Calabria Province

Harvested in early winter, our bergamot comes from the Ionian Coast of the Reggio Calabria Province. The terroir gives the bergamot fruit grown here more nuance and a variety of aromatics that we are looking for.

Genmai

Japanese Toasted Rice

Genmai, or brown rice, used with tea goes through a rigorous process by which it's rinsed, soaked, steamed, and dried before undergoing a three-step roasting process that gives the final product its characteristic toasted flavor.

Kumamoto and Oita Prefectures

Kumamoto and Oita Prefectures are located in the central part of Kyushu island, boasting subtropic climates ideal for growing rice. Since we are on the subject of boasting, we had the best time when we toured the Kumamoto Castle and the gawked at springs in Oita appropriately titled the Hells of Beppu. Our genmai is harvested in the fall, generally in October/November.

Mao Feng

Chinese Green Tea

Grown in the mountains of central Zhejiang Province, China, at altitudes above 3000 feet, Mao Feng is harvested in the spring and quickly hot air fired. This neutralizes the oxidizing enzyme and seals in the fresh flavors and aromas. The long, slender jade leaves of Mao Feng brew to a color of pale green and impart a pleasing vegetative fragrance with buttery notes and lingering sweetness.

Wuyi County

Wuyi County is located in central Zhejiang Province in Eastern China and should not be confused for the famous Wuyishan tea growing region in Fujian Province. It is an area famous for agriculture and tourism, most noteably Jinhua ham and hot springs respectively. Our Mao Feng is harvested from mid March to May.

Mao Feng

Pink Rose Petals

Indian Botanical

Pink rose petals are a favorite ingredient in our pantry. They provide sweetness and spice along with distinct floral qualities and are used to create complexity in a variety of our Signature Blends.

India

India is located in Southern Asia and is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations (Indus Valley). It is a country rich in history, culture, religion, geography and so much more, and has been famous since ancient times as a source for herbs and spices that continue to be coveted around the world. Our pink rose petals come from several regions in India and are harvested in March.

Red Rose Petals

Indian Botanical

Less utilized in our blends than their pink counterparts, dried red rose petals are more pungent and perfumed.

Pakistan

Pakistan is located in South Asia and shares borders with Iran and Afghanistan to its west, China to its north and India to its east. Separated from India during The Partition in 1947, Pakistan has a diverse landscape and climate, with a fifth of its GDP coming from agriculture. Our red rose petals are harvested in early Spring, usually in March.

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.