Known as "brown rice tea" - Genmaicha is a Japanese specialty tea and is perhaps the most popular of all of the tea offerings from Japan. Tea is a blend of a medium grade of Sencha blended with well-roasted brown rice (genmai).
Lot Notes. A traditional blend combining all of the ingredients and resulting flavors that make this tea a world favorite. The Sencha leaf is pungent with flavor. Rice hulls are roasted to a savory taste. This tea is ideal for relaxing and wonderful with light food.
Tea Facts. It is perhaps the most popular of all Japanese teas. Higher grades of Genmaicha use the Sencha leaf. The leaf is processed first by steaming followed by a pan-firing. The roasted rice hulls serve to temper the more pungent notes of the Sencha and provide the "toasty" notes to the tea.
Tasting Notes. Our Genmaicha has a nice crisp, uplifting savory taste. Offers a "toasty" flavor. Infusion is cloudy yellow-green and is excellent served hot or cold. It is refreshing at most any time of day and goes very well with light foods.
Brewing Suggestions. Use a rounded tablespoon or 3 grams for 6-8 ounces of water at a temperature of 185-195 degrees F. Steep for 2-2.5 minutes and taste. Cup should be savory and smooth. Leaves yield multiple infusions.
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Green Tea
Add 30 seconds for each successive steep — flavors evolve.
Full-leaf green teas will open to layered, delicate flavors. The freshly picked leaves are dehydrated to prevent oxidization and preserve their natural green color. Japanese green teas are steamed to preserve their fresh aromas and flavor notes. It is best if green tea is not brewed with boiling water.
Lower temperature water allows the leaves to steep slowly, preserving their natural sweetness. Green teas and yellow teas offer a gentle vegetal aroma. In the mouth, flavors range from spring asparagus and delicate notes of sorrel and raw vegetables to herbaceous and nutty.