Spring Genmaicha

This Genmaicha offers a comforting and distinctive cup. Expect a harmonious blend of fresh, verdant green tea notes underscored by the warm, toasty aroma and savory sweetness of roasted brown rice. It. It leans nutty, toasted and grassy.

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 $0.24/g. A 12g package gets you around 2 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.44 per session. Explore more green teas on Teadar.