Steenbergs Organic Sencha

Steenbergs organic Sencha is our most popular Japanese tea and the most popular style of green tea in Japan.

Sencha is harvested up to 3 times a year from April to September. The drying method is very different from Chinese and Indian teas. First, the freshly picked teas are steamed for 20 – 80 seconds; the longer the steaming stage the softer the leaves. Next, the leaves are dried 3 times. After the first drying, the part-dried leaves are rolled. After the second drying stage, the leaves are shaped. Then, there’s a final drying stage. It’s this steam-dry process that gives Sencha its characteristic damp grass flavour.

Tea brewing: Put 1 teaspoon of Sencha tea per cup into the pot. Bring fresh water to boil, cool (70C) and pour over sencha tea. Steep for 2 – 3 minutes.

Tasting notes: thin, long leaves, dark green that infuse pale green and slightly cloudy, brewing light, newly mown grass, slightly bitter, perhaps with a hint of spinach.