We now have a sencha tea made from young leaves and stems of plants from the Yabukita cultivar available in 200g (7oz) portions. This tea is not high in Umami; instead, it has a sweetness from the first flush stems along with a refreshing mouthfeel from the second flush.
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We all like something cold to drink in the Summer. Tea is a great thirst quencher - hot or cold. We have some tea that is designed to be brewed in cold water; we have an interesting way to try iced-Gyokuro; Genmaicha is wonderful straight from the refrigerator.
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Kirari Sencha. This month we introduce a Kabuse Sencha, which means it is shaded for a week prior to harvest. Platinum prize winner at Nihoncha Awards 2022. A wonderful tea with a big taste right at the start but with minimal aftertaste, really fine tea
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We were drawn to this sencha because it has a well-balanced taste and mouthfeel; everything about this tea is 'just right.' This Sencha Hana does not have a single overpowering characteristic, but the whole tea works together to produce a satisfying drink.
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Do you fancy a change? Do you love Sencha and want to try something else or is Gyokuro your go-to tea but you want to see if something else grabs you? Try one of our Sencha or Gyokuro teas to see what works for you - or stick with what you like. It all comes from Japan.
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Sencha SenRyo and ManRyo - well-matched siblings from our Signature Collection of first-rate Sencha tea from Kagoshima Prefecture, made from the Yutakamidori cultivar and utilizing a final short period of shading, Kabuse, for that extra umami flavor.
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Sencha unsorted Aratsukuri. This tea is from a mountainous area of Shizuoka of Japan, renowned for its tea cultivation. It is an unsorted tea which indicates as well as the leaves, the tea stems and buds from the plant are included in the finished product.
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Bubble tea is big in Vancouver and what is also big is our new bulk Matcha in 100g packaging.We now have a high-quality everyday grade Matcha in a larger size. We have been asked many times for Matcha product in bulk, we now have it available in aluminum zip-locked pouches
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If you want to try something cold, we suggest our cold-brew green tea bags right from the refrigerator. These triangular bags are specially designed, and the tea is explicitly prepared to be good when brewed in cold water: convenient and tasty tea.
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Gyokuro translates into ‘Jade Dew’ and alludes to the pale green color of the prepared tea. The tea plants are shaded prior to harvest. The reason the tea tastes less astringent than non-shaded teas is because of the presence of an amino acid called L-Theanine.
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