kagoshima

type: green

origin: japan

region: kagoshima

variety: sencha

caffeine: no-caffeine

price level: $$$$

This is a lively, vegetal sencha blended from the best teas of the southern Japanese city Kagoshima. Dry Leaves: This a blend of of silky, semi glossy deep-steamed (fukamushi) filaments and stiff forest green needles (futsumushi.) Liquor: The blend of teas in Kagoshima make for a pale green. Aroma: This is a blend of the several senchas from Kagoshima. They give the tea the high notes of fresh lemons and bell peppers with the mellowness of cooked spinach. Caffeine Level: Caffeinated Body: This is an early season tea, so it has high levels of amino acids, giving it good body for a Sencha. Flavors: Assertive notes of green bell peppers and lemons. There are hints of the flavor of roasted walnuts. Brewing Time: 1 to 2 minutes Brewing Temperature: 160° F