Premium Sencha Zuiko -- Japanese Green Tea
Our top-tier genuine Sencha Zuiko is grown at a high elevation. All Zuiko comes from a single tea garden where it is grown under the most meticulous and pampered conditions. Sencha tastes gently astringent and smells wonderfully fresh.
•Origin: Honyama, Shizuoka
•Harvest: First Flush 2012
•Species: Yabukita.
Tasting Profile: |
This is a strong, thick full-bodied cup with an intense flavor of fresh green vegetables. |
Bouncing Bear's Preferred Brewing: |
Water: 2oz @ 160F
Leaves: 2 grams or 1 rounded teaspoon
Steep: 90 sec
2nd Cup: Water @ 180F; Steep 30 sec |
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Read more Step by Step Brewing Instructions Here. Read the Bouncing Bear Practical Guide to Japanese Green Tea Here.
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Tea Leaves of Sencha Premium |
Tea Leaves just before Harvest |
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