KOHEI
High-Grade Organic GABA Green Tea
Description
Health-oriented tea KOHEI is an organic green tea grown and processed by Takahashi san in Oita to increase its levels of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), a natural component of green tea.
GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter also found in human bodies. Its main role is to reduce neuronal excitability. Research has shown that GABA contributes to preventing high blood pressure, helps with sleep disorders, and reduces stress and anxiety.
Thanks to the combination of GABA with other healthy nutrients specific to tea such as l-theanine and other polyphenols, GABA-rich tea has a deeper impact than regular green tea on chronic stress-induced autonomic imbalance, and related risks for cardiovascular disease (see examples of recent studies published here, here and here).
Grown by the producer of our super popular KOJI and KOTARO tamaryokucha, KOHEI greets you with a delicious gingerbread aroma when you first open its bag. Its beautiful pale golden liquor is sweet, refreshing, easy to drink, with hints of cinnamon and citrus notes and leaves a pleasant bitterness on the tongue. Its positive impact on sleep disorders and low levels of caffeine make it a great late afternoon or early evening tea.
Our team fell in love with the cute design of KOHEI's original bag made by Takahashi san and decided to keep it as it is. The drawing represents Takahashi san and his mother who leads family business alongside him, and was based on this photography (see in the picture gallery).
Information
Net Weight: 50gHarvest: 2024Origin: 100% Japanese tea from OitaQuality and type: High-Grade GABA Green Tea Organic: Yes JASCultivars: Yutakamidori, Yamanami, Okuyutaka, Okumidori Conservation: 1 year unopened Optimal tasting: within 6 weeks after openingBrewing Instructions
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Tea for 2 4g / 0.14 oz |
| Water150ml / ~5 fl oz |
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Temperature70C-80C / 158-176F |
 | Time45s - 60s |
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TAKAHASHI YUZO
Established in 1963, the Takahashi green tea factory is located in Usuki (Oita pref., Eastern Kyushu) and produces organic green tea since 2001. It was the first green tea farm in Oita to receive the organic JAS certification in 2001.
Takahashi san is now the second generation of his family to lead his business and is specialized in tamaryokucha, a green tea known for its jade color (tama), quite similar to sencha, but whose leaves have a curly shape, and not needle-like. The very last stage of the processing method is different: the tea leaves are put inside drums and dried with hot air. Takahashi san grows seven different tea cultivars, mainly Yabukita.What Customers say
Customer Reviews
4.8 Based on 12 Reviews
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RY
01/23/2025
Robert Y.
United States
Elegant tea
A beautiful nighttime tea. Rich and complex in flavor.
SS
11/19/2024
Steven S.
United StatesGreat to help lower blood pressure
I found that the tea helps with lowering blood pressure. My body responds to the gaba in the tea and it tastes great.
LS
08/10/2024
Lucian S.
United StatesWonderful Tea
I enjoy this tea several times a day.
JR
08/06/2024
Jan-Willem R.
SwitzerlandExcellent cold brew
This tea is very nice to drink on an afternoon to shake off some of the stress you've accumulated during the day. Even better, this tea is excellent as a cold brew! Put some tea in a glass of water and put it in the fridge in the morning. It will be a super refreshing and fragrant (reminds me of citrus) tea in the afternoon. Pure delight!
AC
06/16/2024
Aren C.
United StatesApple and cinnamon-like flavor but steeps very quickly
I really liked how this tea tasted very sweet and had a great fragrance when I was making it. There is very little astringency to this tea. I tended to use 70-80º C water and got maybe 4 steeps out of it. The issue is that if you steep it for as long as recommended, it will come out very bitter unless you are using a lot of water (500 ml at least) and maybe about 1 tablespoon of leaves. This is because the steeping is inconsistent, and the first steeps leech out most of the flavor, unfortunately. For personal consumption in a 170 ml cup (each using about 150 ml of water per extraction) about 1 tablespoon of leaves, the steep times were best at 10, then 15, then 30, and then 45 seconds. After this, there is not much flavor. Overall great tea!
