SUGIMOTO TEA Japanese Matcha Genmaicha Green Tea Loose Leaf 1.0 lb (454 g) Pack of 1

Great tea !Ideal just before sleeping

I usually use whole leaf tea, but was looking for convenience and found this wonderful japanese green sencha as compostable tea bags. The tea is smooth and flavorful, not bitter, and is a beautiful color. Some bits form at the bottom of the cup and I know they impart some extra benefits. I steep the tea bag in my cup for a minute and use that bag again later, the seconds are not very bitter in my opinion. The flavor overall is excellent and I enjoy being able to get the benefits of this tea so easily. I use the spent bags to fertilize my plants outdoors. I look forward to this tea each morning.

Looks legit tea

As advertised. Tastes like Hojicha.

I like that it is loose so I can decide how potent I want a brew

My everyday tea and everyday source of joy. 170°F for sixty seconds.

This tea is an excellent bargain for the money that you pay and the amount of tea that you get for the price. The tea is vacuum sealed for freshness. Fukamushi means that the tea is a deep steamed tea. The deep steaming process of the tea imparts a more rich and flavorful tea. This tea most certainly has that umami flavor that many people are looking for in a quality Japanese Sencha tea. I've had many different green tea's and this is one of the better ones that I have tried. This is a high quality Japanese green tea. Very fresh with loads of rich umami flavor and a vibrant green hue to the tea. This tea is not as astringent as other sencha tea's that I have tried. I brew mine using 16 ounces of purified bottled water with 7 to 8 grams of tea. Brewing temperature should be between 160f - 170f. Let this tea brew between 30 seconds to just under a minute, I prefer mine at 45 seconds brew time on the first infusion. You can get about four infusions from this tea, with the second infusion being the most flavorful and the fourth being the thinnest infusion. Just what you would expect from a quality Japanese Fukamushi Sencha tea. Warning, it is very easy to mess up a fukamushi sencha by using water that is too hot or by brewing the tea for too long. As long as you follow the brewing instructions you will enjoy this product. If the tea is bitter then you have used water that is beyond the 175f threshold for this type of tea. If the tea is too astringent then you have brewed the tea for more than 60 seconds. One thing to keep in mind is that deep steamed green tea is very concentrated in flavor and contains lots of catechins. This is a delicate tea and using boiling water or brewing for more than 60 seconds will ruin this tea. For $58 dollars you get a pound of vacuum sealed, quality deep steamed sencha green tea. Sugimoto Sencha has become my new daily drinker. At the price I pay for this tea I don't feel guilty for having 4 to 6 cups a day. I highly recommend this tea to anyone that is looking for a high quality daily drinking Sencha tea.

Tea is fantastic, I have ordered this many times and have been very happy, but now every time I order it (including via support when I report an issue) I only get 1 bag instead of 3. Has happened with 4 packages now. Do not order this from here.