The Erganic Bancha Green Tea from Yabukita cultivar is ideal for those who cannot have too much caffeine in their diet: in fact, its leaves contain a lower level of it than other green teas. It is a milder-than-average and certainly more elegant bancha with a silky body, suitable for those who seek the umami hint of Japanese teas but do not like overly intense marine notes.
The leaves of this tea are the result of a spring harvest performed mechanically in Kirishima (Kagoshima).
Tasting - Sight and Smell
Bancha Organic Green Tea has flattened shaped leaves with a glossy surface, medium size and color ranging from sage green to dark blue-green. Once infused, its leaves give off a savory and sweet vegetable broth aroma, as well as a marine hint reminiscent of salty breeze and wakame seaweed. The liqueur in the cup is light yellow, bright and medium transparent.
Tasting Notes
Classic or KYUSU Tea
The opening of Bancha Organic Green Tea is salty and marine, with hints of wakame seaweed. This is followed by a sweet and very delicate umami and a vegetal note of zucchini and fresh grass. The finish is surprisingly sugary and very soft, with a short, pleasantly vegetal persistence. The body is quite dense and velvety on the palate; there is no perceived bitterness or astringency.
Location of origin
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
Infusion method
Put 5 grams of Organic Bancha Green Tea leaves (about three teaspoons) in a Japanese Kyusu-type teapot or, in the absence of the latter in a teapot possibly with a wide, flat bottom.
Pour 250 ml water at a temperature of 80°C over the leaves, and after two minutes you can start pouring the infusion into cups. To make the most of the leaves and continue the taste experience with this tea we also recommend making three more infusions of 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 easier tasting time and also the infusion times here above are meant to be purely indicative so one can also adjust according to one's personal taste.
Since we are talking about a Japanese green tea we remind you that 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.
We recommend storing in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.
