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Sencha / Deep-Steamed Sencha / Gyokuro (Fine Green Tea) / Maccha (Fine Powdered Tea) / Hojicha (Roasted Tea) / Reicha (Chilled Sencha)

Sencha

Sencha is the most popular tea in Japan, comprising nearly 80% of all Japanese-manufactured tea. It perfectly balances the natural sweetness and astringency of the tea leaves, and is famous for its pleasant aroma. To create sencha, tea leaves are picked, steamed, and then rubbed while drying. Ideally the tea will appear a greenish gold when poured in a tea cup.

One of the joys of sencha is the ability of the tea to take on different flavors depending on the heat of the water used to make it. Sencha made with warm water produces a hearty, round flavor, while sencha made with hot water provides a bolder more bitter taste. As sencha contains caffeine, we recommend a cup of sencha to get you started first thing in the morning.

* Preparation Method
Point: Sencha should be prepared with 70 C (158 F) water

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1.Pour Boiled Water Into Tea Cups

Sencha is best when prepared with 70C water. Pour the boiled water from your kettle into each tea cup in order to slightly cool the water. Set out as many tea cups as you desire servings and fill them to 80%.

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2.Place Sencha Into Teapot

Place one teaspoon (roughly 2 grams) of sencha in the teapot for each person. Make sure to correctly measure the amount for each person and then place the tea into the teapot.

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3.Transfer Water from Tea cups Into the Teapot

Transfer the water you poured into the teacups into the teapot holding your sencha. The water will cool a little when you pour it into the teapot, bringing it around the correct temperature of 70C.

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4.Cover Teapot with Lid and Steep for 1 Minute

Cover the teapot with its lid and let it sit for one minute, steeping the tea. There is no need to shake the teapot at this point.

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5.Pour Small Amounts of Tea into Each Cup

In order to get the best blend of strength and flavor, pour small amounts of tea into each cup. Continue pouring until you've poured every last drop from the teapot as any liquid left in it will cause further brews using the same tea leaves to taste worse .



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Sencha / Deep-Steamed Sencha / Gyokuro (Fine Green Tea) / Maccha (Fine Powdered Tea) / Hojicha (Roasted Tea) / Reicha (Chilled Sencha)

*Beneficial effects of Japanese Tea *How to Prepare Japanese Tea *Preparing Water for Japanese Tea