organic "Sencha" premium green tea green tea is made from non-fermented whole green tea leaves. This is a premium green tea from Japan. Almost 60% of all tea produced in Japan is sencha and most of it never leaves the country. It contains moderate amounts of caffeine and makes a great daily green tea.

What is Sencha green tea?

• Sencha is a steamed green tea made from small-leaf "camellia sinensis". Japanese sencha has a refreshing flavour that can be described as vegetal, green, seaweedy, or grassy.
• After picking, the processing of sencha green tea starts with a quick steaming of the fresh tea leaves, preventing oxidization and locking in the green colour and flavour. The leaves are then rolled, shaped, and dried.

How to Drink Sencha

• "Senchadō" is the traditional Japanese way of brewing and serving sencha green tea, and it involves several special tools and dishes. Entire rooms and buildings (tea halls) are dedicated to the art of tea brewing and drinking.
• For proper simplified everyday brewing, you will need a Japanese teapot "kyusu", small sencha cups and a kettle. Kyusu teapots have fine mesh or ceramic strainers suitable for brewing sencha tea. The good news is, that you won't need a strainer or any additional utensils. It pays to invest in a good kyusu teapot, as you will be able to use it for almost any type of tea.
• Infusing for too long (over 2 minutes) and/or at too high of a temperature (over 170 F) can give sencha tea a bitter flavour, overshadowing its fresh qualities.