#0738.S2 Yokota Tea Garden #01: Kuki (Stems) Hojicha, Summer Harvest from Sayama, Saitama

Perhaps you are familiar with a hojicha but exactly is a kuki hojicha? A kukicha (“twig tea”), or stem tea, is made with parts of the tea plant that is usually not used for making the most common type of green tea such as sencha. So, this tea from Yokota Tea Garden is a roasted stem tea, and specifically with stems/stalks coming from their summer harvest in Sayama, Saitama prefecture. Lightly smoky and earthy in flavor, and low in caffeine due to the summer harvest and roasting process. Many of our customers have also commented on the gentle sweetness and nuttiness of this kuki hojicha so if you prefer your hojichas to have a subtle sweetness, this one may be for you! Product Info Name: Kuki (Stems) Houjicha Japanese name: 茎ほうじ茶 Ingredients: Green tea Cultivar: Yabukita Harvest: Summer Region: Sayama, Saitama Tea Farm: Yokota Tea Garden Location: 12-5 Sawa, Sayama, Saitama 350-1303 JAPAN Instructions See our steeping page here: yunomi.life/steep