ROASTED GREEN TEA: Hojicha, Japan

Hojicha ~ basic roast
Roasted green tea, Japan

Flavour: roasted nuts, tobacco, peat smoke ~ medium bodied
Hojicha is a roasted Japanese green tea made with mature leaves and stalks. The roasting process creates the warm brown colour of the leaves, its roasty notes and the stalks add a touch of sweetness. The leaves infuse into a glowing, bronze liquor with notes of roasted nuts, tobacco and a pleasant lingering peat-smoke aftertaste.

Hojicha has a low caffeine content, making it the perfect choice for a relaxing, after-dinner drink.

This June 2024 harvest Hojicha comes from Obubu Tea Farm, Kyoto Japan - an agricultural social venture with a strong focus on high quality tea, community contribution and tea education.

Preparation: Steep for 2 - 3 minutes at 90°. Two infusions. 

Food pairing: Hot breakfast dishes such as cooked mushrooms, eggs or avocado on toast; mushroom risotto, avocado sushi, rice and noodle bowls.

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Infusions: specialty tea leaves can all be steeped at least twice, and often more, so each 3 gram serve (150 mls - a standard teacup size), will give you two cups ('infusions') if you steep the leaves twice. On the back of your pouch under 'Steep', you can find the number of infusions for your tea.

If you infuse your leaves at least twice, your pouch will give you the following cups of tea (or more if you infuse your leaves more times):

50 grams - 33 cups
100 grams - 66 cups
200 grams - 133 cups

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