Haiku Organic Japanese Sencha Green Tea – Loose 3 oz Foil Bag

For several weeks in early spring, farmers in the Uji district, traditional center of the Japanese tea industry, cover the tender young tea leaves with bamboo screens to protect them from the afternoon sun. While most farmers use these shade-grown leaves to produce matcha, the green tea powder used in the ancient tea ceremony, the Nagata clan processes these most prized leaves into Sencha, the highest quality leaf tea. The freshly picked bud and top two leaves are cut at the peak of their flavor, immediately pan-fired (steamed), rolled into tight curls, dried slowly in ovens, then packed to seal in the fresh flavor and aroma of just-picked tea. Enjoy our Haiku Nagata Japanese Organic Original Sencha Green Tea just once and you will understand why true connoisseurs of Japanese green tea will drink nothing else.