This year’s shincha—the season’s first harvest of Japanese green tea—offers a rich, vibrant flavor and the fresh aroma unique to young spring leaves. Picked in early spring, shincha (literally “new tea”) is prized for its lively, delicate taste and higher levels of natural sweetness and nutrients.
After a long, snowy winter and a slow, steady budding—like the cherry blossoms—the tea plants thrived in crisp April air, spring rain, and generous sunlight.
Enjoy it hot or cold: brewed with hot water for a light, refreshing taste with gentle astringency, or cold for a smooth, cooling sip on warmer days. The flavor shifts beautifully depending on how you brew it.
Ippodo Tea is established in Kyoto since 1717.
Loose leaves
Size: Width 7.7 x Depth 7.4 x Height 12.3 (cm)
Weight: 104g (around 10 servings)
Green tea from Japan
DIRECTIONS
Ippodo's standard recipe for brewing loose-leaf sencha for an easy, every-day drinking experience.
1. Measure the leaves, 2 tbsp. (10 g / 0.35 oz) and add tea leaves to a teapot.
2. Add hot water 210 mL (7 oz) 80°C (176°F)
3. Brew 40 seconds without stirring or disturbing the tea leaves.
4. Serve and enjoy in your favorite teacup or mug.
THE BRAND
Located in the heart of Kyoto, Ippodo Tea Co. has been providing the highest quality Japanese green tea for over three centuries.
More than just a retailer, Ippodo is a multi-faceted tea company that carefully selects, blends, and crafts its tea.
Their teas are of the finest class, cultivated in the mountains of Kyoto and the surrounding area. This region is renowned for producing the highest grade of green tea in Japan, thanks largely to its mild misty climate, mineral-rich soil, and near-perfect balance of sunshine and rainfall.
