GREEN TEA

IDEAL TEAWARE FOR GREEN TEA
JAPANESE GREEN TEA | JAPANESE GREEN TEA ACCESSORIES
GREEN TEA BAGS | MATCHA | MATCHA ACCESSORIES

GREEN TEA

Green teas can vary in flavor and character depending on the terroir, cultivar, and method of processing. The style has been around for over a thousand years and is considered the original tea (fresh tea leaves in hot water), meaning there are hundreds of different kinds, and time has allowed for plenty of experimentation and perfection.

The diversity of green tea means that flavors can range from bright and grassy to soft and buttery, but there’s always a hint of fresh vegetables. The liquor can range from delicate to heavy bodied. Steaming the leaves tends to impart more marine flavors, while wok firing leaves a dryer, smokier profile.

IDEAL TEAWARE FOR GREEN TEA

Green tea is a very diverse category, especially when it comes to leaf shape. Broader leaf teas are great for gong fu style brewing (gaiwans and small clay teapots) while smaller leaf and blended greens would prefer western style teapots that have fine mesh infusers and strainers.

JAPANESE GREEN TEA

Green tea from Japan is a category all on its own. Dues to Japan's location and processing methods for tea, its teas have a distinct flavor and feel that you get with no other teas on the market. Fresh and vegetal with marine qualities, these teas tend to be brothy and more savory.

You might not be so intrigued on your first or second sip, but once you've acquired the taste for Japanese green teas, you may never lust after any other stye.

JAPANESE GREEN TEA ACCESSORIES

Being that Japanese Green Tea is a whole category of its own, it warrants its own line of teaware, specifically designed to showcase the beauty of its leaf and its flavors. Japanese side-handle teapots (kyusus) are constructed with super fine, built in mesh strainers. These are perfect for the finely folded leaves of Japanese green tea.

GREEN PYRAMID TEA BAGS

Our teabags, or ‘pyramids’ contain the same high quality loose leaf tea and blends that we sell as whole leaf orthodox tea. The teas are blended in our warehouse in Wakefield, MA and sent to a facility that packages them into pyramids. The pyramids are roomy enough to allow the tea to unfurl and steep properly. Our tea bags are composed of Soilon which is a Polylactic acid (PLA)-based material that is biodegradable, and the seams are heat-sealed rather than sealed with plastic in order to maintain the integrity and safety of their makeup.

MORE ABOUT WHY OUR PYRAMIDS ARE SUPERIOR TO NORMAL TEA BAGS

MATCHA FROM MARUKYU KOYAMAEN

We are the United State's largest distributor of matcha from award-winning Marukyu Koyamaen, a highly regarded tea grower, procurer, and tea blender whose private tea estate, located in the heart of Uji, Kyoto, has a rich history dating back to 1704.

Koyamaen has strict quality control systems in place that target a wide variety of issues that can affect the quality, taste, and characteristics of their tea: Teas are kept fresh using a unique drying system that reduces moisture in the leaf to an incredibly low level which is verified by an infrared optical moisture meter. Since a vibrant color is essential to the matcha experience, a colorimeter is utilized to ensure that the matcha has a naturally vibrant hue. Finally, the particle size of the matcha is strictly controlled which ensures each particle is fine enough to deliver an easy-to-blend, smooth-tasting beverage.

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