Yuzu Sencha
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Yuzu Sencha
Yuzu Sencha

Yuzu Sencha

A rare sencha cultivar blended with beautifully aromatic yuzu peels. Sweet, citrusy, floral and silky with delicate umami—one of our finest yuzu teas yet. 


About 18 Cups Of Tea

A rich and refreshing taste with a vibrant energy and long-lasting Yuzu fragrance.

About This Tea
The sublime scent of yuzu is unlike any other citrus. Yuzu is sweet, tangy, pungent, and spicy, with citrusy, heady floral notes that feel both distinct from and reminiscent of mandarins and bergamot.

This batch of sencha was produced using top-quality yuzu peels and the rare Kurasawa tea bush cultivar, grown in Shizuoka’s mountainous valley region. The tea offers a slight umami that’s balanced by a juicy, refreshing character.

When grown on mountain valley slopes and produced as sencha, the Kurasawa cultivar expresses gently floral, sweet, and creamy notes. Those qualities are beautifully accentuated by the sublime scent of yuzu, creating an exceptionally flavorful and fun-tasting green tea.

It makes a great hot brew, cold brew, or iced tea infusion—and stands as one of our best yuzu blends to date.
Ingredients

Green tea, yuzu

Origin

Shizuoka, Japan

Cultivar

Kurasawa

Harvest

April 28, 2025

Elevation

100-200 meters

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Origin

Shizuoka

Japan

The tea growing region located along the streams and valleys of the Abe and Warashina Rivers at the base of Shizuoka’s Southern Alps is a renowned terroir for sencha aficionados with natural micro-climates that are exclusive to the remote inner reaches of the Shizuoka Prefecture. With nearly 800 years of tea farming history, this spectacular tea origin is the highest elevation tea growing region for Japanese sencha and is surrounded by dense mountain forests, clear air, pure river streams and abundant nature.

Preparation
  • Imperial
  • Metric
Traditional Tea Preparation

Add 6-7g to a small (150mL / 5 oz) kyusu teapot.

Use water cooled to 170°F.

Infuse for 30-45 seconds and decant.

Repeat for another 1-2 infusions for 20-30 seconds.

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