Competition Sencha in Luxury Gift Box
$72
Description
A luxury gift box with 160g of competition-grade sencha from Yame, winner of national tea awards. Smooth, aromatic, with a silky finish, made from Yabukita cultivar.
Selected and prepared by tea master Koga San, this award winning sencha will impress all green tea connoisseurs. Packed in an elegant silver can and nested in a traditional, wooden box with handwritten calligraphy, the perfect gift for green tea lovers.
Like all of our gift sets, this tea is prepared at time of order by the producer to guarantee perfect freshness.
Producer
Origin
100% Japanese tea from Yame
Quality and Type
Competition sencha
Cultivar
Yabukita
Tasting Notes
Aluminium bag in a can, packed inside a wooden box.
1 Year
6 weeks
6g /0.212oz
320ml /10.35oz
80C / 176F
30 to 60 seconds
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Tasting Guide
sweetness
A sweet-tasting tea is a very light tea that leaves a sensation of natural sweetness in the mouth.
UMami
Although there is no official translation of the word “umami”, some call it “savory taste”: it leaves a mild and lasting pleasant brothy after taste and is recognized as one of the five basic tastes (together with sweetness, sourness, bitterness, and saltiness). It also induces salivation and a furriness sensation on the tongue, stimulating the throat, the roof and the back of the mouth.
BITTERNESS
The natural bitterness of green tea comes from the way it is made. Unlike black and oolong teas, green teas are made from the unfermented leaves of the tea plant, which keeps the antioxidants intact, but also gives them the bitter taste. This bitterness can be regulated with the water temperature : the higher the more bitter and vice-versa.
CAFFEINE
Caffeine is a naturally-occurring stimulant, found in several plants. Caffeine is water soluble, and is extracted into the brewed cup when preparing tea. In most cases, tea has much less caffeine than coffee.
CATECHINS
Catechins are a type of polyphenol (EGCG) and are the main astringency component in green tea, long known as tannins. In order to release more catechins you will need higher brewing temperature at around 80 but this will also increase the astringency and bitterness of your tea because of the caffeine. Dont use such temperatures for Gyokuro.
THEANINE
L-theanine (here referred to as theanine) is an amino acid that has a relaxing, but not sedating, effect. It is renowned for its ability to put you in the ideal state of calm attentiveness. It can sharpen focus, while reducing stress and enhancing overall well-being. Theanine can interact with caffeine, allowing a smaller dose of caffeine to have a stronger effect in terms of boosting concentration and alertness.
ASTRINGENCY
L-theanine (here referred to as theanine) is an amino acid that has a relaxing, but not sedating, effect. It is renowned for its ability to put you in the ideal state of calm attentiveness. It can sharpen focus, while reducing stress and enhancing overall well-being. Theanine can interact with caffeine, allowing a smaller dose of caffeine to have a stronger effect in terms of boosting concentration and alertness.
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Competition Sencha in Luxury Gift Box
$72
Description
A luxury gift box with 160g of competition-grade sencha from Yame, winner of national tea awards. Smooth, aromatic, with a silky finish, made from Yabukita cultivar.
Selected and prepared by tea master Koga San, this award winning sencha will impress all green tea connoisseurs. Packed in an elegant silver can and nested in a traditional, wooden box with handwritten calligraphy, the perfect gift for green tea lovers.
Like all of our gift sets, this tea is prepared at time of order by the producer to guarantee perfect freshness.
Producer
Origin
100% Japanese tea from Yame
Quality and Type
Competition sencha
Cultivar
Yabukita
Tasting Notes
Aluminium bag in a can, packed inside a wooden box.
1 Year
6 weeks
6g /0.212oz
320ml /10.35oz
80C / 176F
30 to 60 seconds
Reviews
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