Spring Sencha

This deep-steamed Sencha offers a vibrant, grassy character with a delightful balance of sweetness and a hint of bitterness. Its smooth, fresh profile is brightened by nuances of apricot, nectarine, a. It leans grassy, sweet and citrus.

Water around 70–80 °C (158–176 °F). In a mug, steep 2–3 min. For gongfu, use 3–5 g per 100 ml, 15–30 s steeps. You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. The biggest mistake with green tea is using boiling water. Keep it well below that and you won't get bitterness.

Grown in Shizuoka, Japan from the Yabukita cultivar. This batch is from the Spring harvest.

Starts at $9.54 from Yuko Ono, or about $0.38/g. A 12g package gets you around 2 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $2.28 per session. Explore more green teas on Teadar.