Kabuse sencha sits between sencha and gyokuro: the bushes are covered for about a week before picking, long enough to raise the sweetness without going all the way to gyokuro. It keeps sencha's freshness while gaining a softer, rounder umami.
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Kabuse sencha sits between sencha and gyokuro. Kabuse means covered, and that is the whole idea: the bushes are shaded for around a week before picking — long enough to push the plant's theanine up and its catechins down, but nowhere near the three weeks a gyokuro gets. After that it is steamed, rolled and dried exactly like a sencha. The result keeps sencha's freshness and clean finish while gaining a noticeable sweetness and a softer, rounder umami, with much of the astringency taken off. Brew it cooler than a sencha and give it a little longer, and it will run to three infusions. It is the easiest way to taste what shading does, without committing to a gyokuro.
Comment il est cultivé et fabriqué, quel est son goût et comment le brasser.
Type de thé
Green tea
Traitement
Shaded for about a week before picking, then steamed, rolled and dried like a sencha.
Goût
Sweet, gently vegetal, soft umami
Caféine
~43 mg per serving (5 g)
Ombres
About 1 week
Composition des feuilles
Young leaves
Température de l'eau
60°C (140°F)
Temps de brassage
1 minute
Nombre de perfusions
3
How to Make Kabuse Sencha Like a Pro
Brew kabuse sencha cooler than a standard sencha and give it a little longer, which keeps the shading's sweetness forward. It will run to three good infusions.
Heat the Water
Heat water to 60°C (140°F).
Add the Leaves
Add 5 g of leaves to a kyusu teapot.
Steep
Pour 150 ml of water and steep for 1 minute.
Pour & Brew Again
Pour out every drop, then brew the same leaves 2 more times (20 seconds each).
Niveau de caféine dans Kabuse Sencha
~43 mg per serving (5 g)
How Kabuse Sencha Is Made
Du champ à la feuille finie, les cinq étapes de chaque lot.
Covered Before Picking
About 7 Days
1st Harvest
Spring
Top 3 Leaves Selected
Steamed
30–40 Seconds
Carefully Rolled into Needles
Why Organic Kabuse Sencha Fields Make a Difference
Les théiers absorbent tous les nutriments du sol, ce qui rend l'agriculture sans pesticides particulièrement importante. Les agriculteurs avec lesquels nous collaborons ont trouvé le moyen de cultiver un thé délicieux sans nuire à l'écosystème naturel.
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