Culinary Specialties CooksShopHere- Green Tea: Fukamushi Sencha

Black

Oolong

Fukamushi Sencha
2010 Late Spring

Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Steamed approximately 120 seconds and oven fired
Needle-shaped leaves
Sweet, grassy flavor
Fresh, roasted aroma
Light green liquor

4 oz	8 oz	16 oz
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Our Fuka-mushi Sencha is similar to our Fuka-midor Sencha but with one difference. In fact, the two are very complimentary and they make for a nice side-by-side tasting.

The fresh leaf for Fuka-mushi Sencha undergoes slightly longer steaming step when the leaf enters the tea factory and before it travels on to undergo the remaining steps of sencha tea manufacture.

On entering the tea factory, all fresh leaf in Japan undergoes a short steaming step. This is one of the many reasons why Japanese tea tastes so different from Chinese green teas. The length of time fresh leaf is steamed is determined by what type of sencha is being made.

In our Fuka-mushi Sencha the flavor is buttery and sweet. The vibrancy of the spring pluck is toned down.

Essentially this is a sencha for those who likes their tea rich, vegetal, and full in the mouth with rounded edges and very little bitterness.

Use 1.5 teaspoons (2-3 grams) per 6 oz of water
Steep 2-3 infusions at 2 minutes each.
Water temperature should be 170˚ - 180˚ F