Sencha Houkun

Competitive-grade tea from Kyoto

Supreme Sencha from Horii Shichimeien

A first batch Yabukita sencha from Wazuka, Kyoto.

An especially flavorful green tea, steaming a wonderful fragrance.

Participated in both the All Japan Competitive Tea Exhibition and Kansai Tea Competition.

Place of Origin: Kyoto, Japan

Reviews:

4.7 out of 5 stars (7)

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Item code: TNP021

Maker: Horii Shichimeien

Origin: Kyoto Pref., JAPAN

Ingredients: green tea

Best before: JAN / 2025

Dimensions: 14 × 24 cm

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How to prepare


5 g 0.2 oz 1.2 US tsp	60°C 140°F	150 ml 5.1 fl oz 150 cc	45 sec.~

1. Put 5 g tea leaves into a Japanese teapot.
2. Cool boiled water down to 60℃ (140°F) and pour it (150cc) into your teapot.
3. Steep for 45 seconds and pour an equal amount of tea into each cup.

❖ This tea goes 3 steeps. For the second and third infusions, use hotter water and brew shorter.
❖ This is how we recommend brewing this tea, but we all have our preferences, so try experimenting to find the way you like it the most.

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Da******, 2023-04-28 18:02 JST,

In my opinion, preparing this tea in the recommended way does not use its potential. I prepared it as a gyokuro, i.e. in the ratio of 1 g of leaf to 10 ml of water, water temperature 40 °C, 2 min. for the first infusion. The result was an intense tasting infusion with a nice umami, fresh green pea flavour and a trace of mint, with marginal bitterness. When brewed as a sencha, I was unable to achieve a soothing result. The taste was too mild for my taste, with some astringency. Grassy spinach notes dominated, and a slight secondary sweetness emerged. The use of a banko teapot helped a little to accentuate the flavour. In this context, I give four stars, but if I were to rate the tea purely as a sencha, I would only give three.

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Ma******, 2022-03-28 02:18 JST,

This is my first experience with this tea. The dry tea has a subtle green aroma no marked or noticeable floral notes to it. It is a favorable tea for a light morning tea, especially if you are seeking to transition into your morning gradually. The caffeine content was smooth with 5 grams and 3 grams steep. The liquor is light chartreuse and has a smooth mild, and balanced flavor - with no intense complexity. Leaves are bright green after steeping, unfurls and exhibits that it was made from tender shoots. The tea's characteristics are marked in the first 2 steeps and tapers off gradually on the subsequent steeps. This is a lovely morning tea for me, as I like its gradual flavors that awaken the senses slowly and the caffeine rise is not quick. The cha-chi is reminiscent of morning mist.

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COMMENTS (1) ▼

Au******, 2022-02-01 12:20 JST,

favorite sencha I've had in the last few years!

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mi******, 2021-04-01 17:10 JST,

Beautiful package, a work of art. The tea is lovely, great looking leaves, clear liquid with no specks, the taste is balanced with super subtle astringency. This is not a weak tasting sencha, but a refined one with great mental clarity effects. A sencha to enjoy and serve to guests if they deserve it :), imagine to receive this one as a gift, wow !

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Au******, 2021-02-26 14:20 JST,

Very enjoyable experience. Solid flavor with a sweet mellow finish.

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An******, 2020-04-21 18:11 JST,

Awesome Sencha. We tried up to ten different sencha teas from Sazen websites, but this one is definitely a leader so far.

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Jo******, 2019-09-18 10:28 JST,

I a currently enjoying ‘Hana Jirushi’ at my home in USA. It is elegant and refined. Delightful with sweets, or enjoyed by itself in the afternoon, it never fails to please.

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