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GrainUmamiSweet
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This Sencha offers a comforting, rustic profile, hinting at gentle butter cookie and sweet cornflake notes. A soft, approachable umami underpins the experience, making for a quaffable liquor. It presents a natural warmth and the clean, earthy character of its mountain origin.
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About This Tea
What does Sencha Zairai taste like?
This Sencha offers a comforting, rustic profile, hinting at gentle butter cookie and sweet cornflake notes. A soft, approachable umami underpins the experience, making for a quaffable liquor. It prese. It leans grain, umami and sweet.
How should I brew Sencha Zairai?
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.
Where does Sencha Zairai come from?
Grown in Kochi, Japan from the Zairai cultivar. This batch is from the Spring 2025 harvest.
How much does Sencha Zairai cost?
Starts at $2.89 from Nannuoshan, or about $0.25/g. A 6g package gets you around 1 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.50 per session. Explore more green teas on Teadar.