Green Tea

Green tea is minimally processed and is based on the discovery that brief heating prevents freshly picked tea leaves from browning – this is called "fixation".

The leaf is then immediately shaped and dried.

Due to the brief processing, most of the tea's ingredients are preserved, and the flavor spectrum ranges from fruity-floral to fresh, tart-umami. Green tea follows a harvest cycle and should be consumed as fresh as possible – every early summer brings Shincha, the new harvest!