Sencha

This exquisite Sencha presents a vibrant blue-green liquor with a silky, smooth texture. The palate offers an elegant harmony of fresh notes, reminiscent of young green leaves and tender spring vegeta. It leans umami, vegetal and fresh.

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 Yame, Japan. This batch is from the 2024 harvest.

Starts at $30.64 from Sing Tehus, or about $1.02/g. A 30g package gets you around 5 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $6.12 per session. Explore more green teas on Teadar.