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Green Tea·Loose leaf

Japanese Sencha Kakagawa

Chestnut·Sweet Grass·Clean Finish

One of the most popular teas in Japan. Very pure, fresh and natural with a mild aftertaste. The aroma is a light taste of freshness.

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Caffeine Low to moderate · 2 of 4

Good hot Good iced

~~Regular price~~ $9.75 $9.75 3oz About 27 cups per package

Loose leaf size

3oz about 27 cups 8oz about 73 cups 16oz about 146 cups

Japanese Sencha Kakagawa

How to make it

Steeping guide

Green tea is easy to get wrong in exactly one way: water that is too hot. Everything after that is forgiving.

Heat the water to 175°F

If your kettle has no dial, boil it and let it stand for a minute or two before pouring.
Measure 3 grams per cup

About one heaping teaspoon for an 8 oz cup. Loose leaf takes up more room than it weighs.
Steep 2 to 3 minutes

Taste it early. Lift the leaves out when you like it, otherwise it keeps brewing in the cup.
Steep the same leaves again

Most of our leaf gives two or three good cups. Add thirty seconds each time.

Where it comes from

How we buy tea

The tea shelf

Twenty-odd loose leaf teas, weighed and pouched here in the shop.