Uji Gyokuro (20g)
Japan 45-50°C £11.00
An excellent Gyokuro at a very reasonable price. Use a large amount of tea to water. The first brew is 2 minutes long, the second 1 minute and the third 2 minutes again. The aim is very small cups of thick, intensely-flavoured, umami-laden tea, more of a taste sensation than a drink. The brewed leaves are sometimes eaten with a small dash of soy sauce. For special times.
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Karigane
Uji 50-60°C £10.00
Karigane means the cry of the goose The image is created by the "floating logs", upon which migrating geese alight to rest, appearance of the tea as it brews. Consisting of the fine stems, leaf veins and leaf fragments of Gyokuro, it has a sweet, fresh taste of Spring but with reduced caffeine. Also delightful cold-brewed and chilled.
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Aoki Green
°C £0.00
NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, SORRY.
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Mount Fuji Sencha
Japan 60-70°C £10.00
One of our very favourite senchas, from a small farm in Shizuoka, Japans major tea-producing region, where Mount Fuji is part of the backdrop. Also another very good sencha is available from Uji @ £9.50 per 50g.
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Guricha
Japan 70-75°C £4.00
Alas, no more.
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Genmaicha
Japan 80°C £4.75
In this special version of a familiar favourite, toasted whole-rice kernels are mixed with a decent sencha,also from Uji, rather than a coarser bancha i.e. a Spring rather than a Summer picked tea The higher-than-usual proportion of tea to rice helps create a satisfying balance with the toasted cereal flavour. A warming drink with a full, agreeable flavour.
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Kuki Hojicha
Japan 90°C £5.25
These fine, lightly roasted stems of high quality teas retain some green character which is emphasised with added leaf. It is fragrantly refreshing with a dry straw flavour and a lingering sweet aftertaste. Very low in caffeine, yet satisfyingly complex. Accompanies food well.
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Kyobancha
Japan °C £0.00
Alas supplies of this have been discontinued. Kuki Hojicha may substitute, although it is less highly roasted.
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Sobacha (75g)
Japan 100°C £4.50
An unusual toasted buckwheat infusion made in Japan. Nutty and naturally sweet, it contains no caffeine at all, and, despite its name it is gluten-free. Warming and soothing, it contains rutin, which is an anti-oxidant, choline, a compound in the vitamin B-complex, and magnesium. Note the pack size.
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