Brewing Instructions
Bancha
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
Black Tea
- Origin: Mariko, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Species: Benifuki
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(2 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 3 min.
2nd Steep: Water Boiled; Steep 1 min 30 Sec
Dark Tea
- Origin: Mori-machi, Shizuoka
Harvest: A Blend of First & Second Harvests
Species: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(2 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled Steep: 3 min.
2nd Steep: Water Boiled; Steep 1 min 30 Sec
Flavored Teas
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: Between First and Second Harvests
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing: Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
For a cup of Iced Tea:
Steep as directed for hot tea.
Once you brew it, put ice into the cup to lock in the aroma.
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: Between First and Second Harvests
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
For a cup of Iced Tea:
Steep as directed for hot tea.
Once you brew it, put ice into the cup to lock in the aroma.
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: Between First and Second Harvests
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
For a cup of Iced Tea:
Steep as directed for hot tea.
Once you brew it, put ice into the cup to lock in the aroma.
Fukamushi-sencha
- Origin: Yame, Fukuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yutaka-midori
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 leveled tsp) per 4oz
Water: 160F
Steep: 45 sec
2nd Cup: Water @ 180F; Steep 15 sec
- Origin: Chiran, Kagoshima
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Asatsuyu
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 leveled tsp) per 4oz
Water: 160F
Steep: 45 sec
2nd Cup: Water @ 180F; Steep 15 sec
- Origin: Makinohara, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 leveled tsp) per 4oz
Water: 160F
Steep: 45 sec
2nd Cup: Water @ 180F; Steep 15 sec
- Origin: Ogasa, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar:Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 leveled tsp) per 4oz
Water: 180F
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
- Origin: Kakegawa, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 leveled tsp) per 4oz
Water: 160F
Steep: 45 sec
2nd Cup: Water @ 180F; Steep 15 sec
GABA Green Tea
- Origin: Kawane, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Harvests
Species: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g (1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
Genmaicha
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water Boiled; Steep 15 sec
For a cup of Iced Tea:
Steep as directed for hot tea. Once you brew it, put ice into the cup to lock in the aroma.
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled Steep: 30 sec 2nd Cup: Water Boiled; Steep 15 sec
For a cup of Iced Tea:
Steep as directed for hot tea. Once you brew it, put ice into the cup to lock in the aroma.
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: Between First and Second Harvests
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(2 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
For a cup of Iced Tea:
Steep as directed for hot tea.
Once you brew it, put ice into the cup to lock in the aroma.
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
For a cup of Iced Tea:
Steep as directed for hot tea. Once you brew it, put ice into the cup to lock in the aroma.
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
For a cup of Iced Tea:
Steep as directed for hot tea. Once you brew it, put ice into the cup to lock in the aroma.
Guricha
- Origin: Ureshino, Saga
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 180F
Steep: 60 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
- Origin: Nagasaki
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 180F
Steep: 60 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
Gyokuro
- Origin: Asahina, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 140F
Steep: 150 sec
2nd Cup: Water @ 160F; Steep 60 sec
- Origin: Asahina, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 160F
Steep: 90 sec
2nd Cup: Water @ 180F; Steep 30 sec
- Origin: Asahina, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita & Okumidori
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: 180F
Steep: 60 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
- Origin: Asahina, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(2 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
- Origin: Kagoshima
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: ratio: 2-3g (1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 140F
Steep: 150 sec
2nd Cup: Water @160F; Steep 60 sec
Hojicha
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: Between First and Second Harvests
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(2 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
For a cup of Iced Tea:
Steep as directed for hot tea. Once you brew it, put ice into the cup to lock in the aroma.
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: Between First and Second Harvests
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(2 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
For a cup of Iced Tea: Steep as directed for hot tea. Once you brew it, put ice into the cup to lock in the aroma.
- Origin: Asahina, Shizuoka
Harvest:First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(2 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
For a cup of Iced Tea:
Steep as directed for hot tea.
Once you brew it, put ice into the cup to lock in the aroma.
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: Between First and Second Harvests
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(2 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
For a cup of Iced Tea:
Steep as directed for hot tea. Once you brew it, put ice into the cup to lock in the aroma.
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: Between First and Second Harvests
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(2 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
For a cup of Iced Tea:
Steep as directed for hot tea. Once you brew it, put ice into the cup to lock in the aroma.
Kukicha
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: 180F
Steep: 60 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
- Origin: Asahina, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita & Okumidori
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: 180F
Steep: 60 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: Between First and Second Harvests
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(2 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
For a cup of Iced Tea:
Steep as directed for hot tea.
Once you brew it, put ice into the cup to lock in the aroma.
- Origin: Miyazaki
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g (1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 180F
Steep: 60 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
- Origin: Asahina, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(2 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
For a cup of Iced Tea:
Steep as directed for hot tea.
Once you brew it, put ice into the cup to lock in the aroma.
Oolong
- Origin: Honyama, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Kinsen
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(2 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 3 min.
2nd Steep: Water Boiled; Steep 1 min 30 Sec
Matcha
- Origin: Nishio, Aichi
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Easy Servings:
For iced tea, place a pouch of Matcha and 16.9oz (500ml) water into a water bottle and shake well. If you use a bottled water, sip a little first to make some space and replace cap, then shake well. For hot tea, whisk a pouch of matcha with 4oz of 180F water.
Den's Preferred Brewing: Water: 2oz @ 180F
Matcha: 1 gram or 1 scoop of Chashaku or 1/2 teaspoon
Whisk the Matcha well with Chasen (Bamboo whisk)
To learn how to brew matcha, see our BREWING page under "Brewing Technique".
For matcha recipes, see our TEA RECIPES page.
- Origin: Hoshino village, Yame
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Blend of Yabukita, Okumidori, Saedori, Saemidori
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Water: 2oz @ 180F
Matcha: 1 gram or 1 scoop of Chashaku or 1/2 teaspoon
Whisk the Matcha well with Chasen (Bamboo whisk)
To learn how to brew matcha, see our BREWING page under "Brewing Technique".
For matcha recipes, see our TEA RECIPES page.
- Origin: Nishio, Aichi
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Water: 2oz @ 180F
Matcha: 1 gram or 1 scoop of Chashaku or 1/2 teaspoon
Whisk the Matcha well with Chasen (Bamboo whisk).
To learn how to brew matcha, see our BREWING page under "Brewing Technique".
For matcha recipes, see our TEA RECIPES page.
- Origin: Honyama, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Water: 2oz @ 180F
Matcha: 1 gram or 1 scoop of Chashaku or 1/2 teaspoon Whisk the Matcha well with Chasen (Bamboo whisk).
To learn how to brew matcha, see our BREWING page under "Brewing Technique".
For matcha recipes, see our TEA RECIPES page.
- Origin: Nishio, Aichi
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Water: 2oz @ 180F
Matcha: 1 gram or 1 scoop of Chashaku or 1/2 teaspoon
Whisk the Matcha well with Chasen (Bamboo whisk).
- Origin: Uji, Kyoto
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Goko
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Water: 3oz @ 180F
Matcha: 1 gram or 1 scoop of Chashaku or 1/2 teaspoon
Whisk the Matcha well with Chasen (Bamboo whisk).
- Origin: Nishio, Aichi
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Water: 3oz @ 180F
Matcha: 1 gram or 1 scoop of Chashaku or 1/2 teaspoon
Whisk the Matcha well with Chasen (Bamboo whisk).
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: A Blend of First & Second Harvests
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Water: 2oz @ 180F
Matcha: 1 gram or 1 scoop of Chashaku or 1/2 teaspoon
Whisk the Matcha well with Chasen (Bamboo whisk)
To learn how to brew matcha, see our BREWING page under "Brewing Technique".
For matcha recipes, see our TEA RECIPES page.
- Origin: Nishio, Aichi
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Saemidori
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Water: 2oz @ 180F
Matcha: 1 gram or 1 scoop of Chashaku or 1 1/2 rounded teaspoon
Whisk the Matcha well with Chasen (Bamboo whisk).
- Origin: Kawane, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Organic
- Origin: Nishio, Aichi
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Saemidori
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Water: 2oz @ 180F
Matcha: 1 gram or 1 scoop of Chashaku or 1 1/2 rounded teaspoon
Whisk the Matcha well with Chasen (Bamboo whisk).
- Origin: Kawane, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
- Origin: Kagoshima
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yutaka-midori
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g (1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 160F
Steep: 90 sec
2nd Cup: Water @ 180F; steep 30 sec
- Origin: Uji, Kyoto
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Okumidori & Yabukita Blend
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g (1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 160F
Steep: 90 sec 2nd
Cup: Water @ 180F; steep 30 sec
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 180F
Steep: 60 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
- Origin: Kakegawa, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 leveled tsp) per 4oz
Water: 160F
Steep: 45 sec
2nd Cup: Water @ 180F; Steep 15 sec
- Origin: Kagoshima
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g (1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 140F Steep: 150 sec 2nd Cup: Water @160F; Steep 60 sec
- Origin: Nagasaki
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g (1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 180F
Steep: 60 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
- Origin: Miyazaki
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g (1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 180F Steep: 60 sec 2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water Boiled; Steep 15 sec
For a cup of Iced Tea:
Steep as directed for hot tea. Once you brew it, put ice into the cup to lock in the aroma.
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water Boiled; Steep 15 sec
For a cup of Iced Tea:
Steep as directed for hot tea. Once you brew it, put ice into the cup to lock in the aroma.
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: Between First and Second Harvests
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(2 heaping tsp) per 4oz
Water: boiled
Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
For a cup of Iced Tea:
Steep as directed for hot tea. Once you brew it, put ice into the cup to lock in the aroma.
- Origin: Kawane, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Harvests
Species: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g (1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: Boiled Steep: 30 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
- Origin: Mori-machi, Shizuoka
Harvest: A Blend of First & Second Harvests
Species: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(2 rounded tsp) per 4oz Water: Boiled
Steep: 3 min.
2nd Steep: Water Boiled; Steep 1 min 30 Sec
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Den's Preferred Brewing:
Powder-water ratio: 1g(1/2 teaspoon) per 12oz
Pour hot or cold water and mix well.
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Den's Preferred Brewing:
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Sencha
- Origin: Honyama, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 160F
Steep: 90 sec
2nd Cup: Water @ 180F; Steep 30 sec
- Origin: Honyama, Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 160F
Steep: 90 sec
2nd Cup: Water @ 180F; Steep 30 sec
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 180F
Steep: 60 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec
- Origin:Sencha: Shizuoka / Matcha: Nishio
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 180F
Steep: 60 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled ; Steep 15 sec
- Origin: Kagoshima
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yutaka-midori
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g (1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 160F
Steep: 90 sec
2nd Cup: Water @ 180F; steep 30 sec
- Origin: Uji, Kyoto
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Okumidori & Yabukita Blend
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g (1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 160F
Steep: 90 sec
2nd Cup: Water @ 180F; steep 30 sec
- Origin: Shizuoka
Harvest: First Flush
Cultivar: Yabukita
Den's Preferred Brewing:
Leaf-water ratio: 2-3g(1 rounded tsp) per 4oz
Water: 180F
Steep: 60 sec
2nd Cup: Water boiled; Steep 15 sec