Sencha Sayuri Organic Green Tea 50 gr

The leaves of Organic Sencha Sayuri Green Tea come from Kirishima, Kagoshima, and were machine harvested in early spring. Sourced from the Saemidori cultivar, the leaves were shaded for 10 days, a technique used to intensify umami and decrease astringency, resulting in a sweet, delicate and persuasive, slightly nutty taste that plays pleasantly with our palate.

Tasting – Sight and smell

Sencha Sayuri organic green tea Sencha Sayuri has finely processed, small needle-shaped leaves that are bright forest green with bluish highlights and a glossy surface. When infused, the leaves have sweet, herbal aromas with a definite umami and particular notes of boiled chestnut and roasted nuts. The liquor is a very clear and bright yellow, with surprising transparency for a Japanese tea.

Tasting Notes

CLASSIC TEAPOT OR KYUSU

The opening of this organic Sencha Sayuri green tea is sweet and delicate, with sweet, almost buttery herbal notes that recall the tenderness of spinach, thistles, and asparagus tips. The vegetable then evolves into a fresher note of arugula and freshly cut grass, without astringency or bitterness. The umami is well present, savory and sweet together, refined and creamy as in the best shaded teas. The body is extremely soft and silky, while a buttery and sweet umami note lingers on the tongue for a long time.

Place of origin

Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan

Brewing method

Place 3 grams of Organic Sencha Sayuri Green Tea leaves (about 1½ teaspoons) in a Japanese Kyusu-type teapot or, in its absence, in a teapot possibly with a wide, flat bottom.

Pour 200 ml of water at a temperature of 70°C over the leaves, and after 1 1/2 minutes strain and serve the tea in cups. To make the most of the leaves and continue the taste experience with this tea we recommend making 3 more infusions using the same leaves with the same quantity and temperature parameters, but lengthening the infusion time by 5-10 seconds.

The tea can be filtered for greater ease at the moment of tasting, and also the infusion times indicated above are intended to be purely indicative, so you can also adjust according to your personal taste.

As we are talking about a Japanese green tea, it is also possible to make a delicious infusion in cold water before proceeding with hot water. For the latter we recommend, with the same grams of leaves per amount of water, an infusion time of about 10 minutes.

Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.