Sencha

This Japanese green tea offers a wonderfully soft and flavorful infusion. Expect a clean, verdant taste with subtle hints of natural sweetness, culminating in a pleasant, refreshing finish that makes . It leans fresh, umami and smooth.

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 Kagoshima, Japan.

Starts at $20.87 from Teemaa, or about $0.20/g. A 100g package gets you around 17 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.20 per session. Explore more green teas on Teadar.