Houjicha Ichiban

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Rating

71 / 100

Calculated from 24 Ratings
Tea type
Green Tea
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Ingredients
Green Tea Leaves
Flavors
Asparagus, Chocolate, Grass, Nuts, Roasted Barley, Wood, Plant Stems
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Caffeine
Low
Certification
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Typical Preparation
Use 11 oz / 326 ml of water
Set water temperature to 195 °F / 90 °C
Use 3 g of tea
Steep for 2 min, 0 sec
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26 Tasting Notes View all

“Steeped gongfu in my Houjicha dedicated yixing pot. Thank you Starfevre for sharing this – it feels like ages ago you did, so I’m sorry I’m just now getting around to trying it… This is from last...” Read full tasting note
“From the Here’s Hoping TTB. Dumped the entire thing in a tea pot and brewed Western style. Steeping times: 30 seconds, 30, 60. It slipped my mind to take a note of the dry/wet leaf aroma…so no word...” Read full tasting note
“HHTTB I don’t generally like senchas, but I do like houjichas. It seems strange since they seem similar. Oh well! This tea has that roasty flavor that houjichas have. Almost a slight barley taste...” Read full tasting note
“This is my favorite Japanese tea so far. It has the roasted flavor of genmaicha but doesn’t have the grassy flavor I usually associate with Japanese green teas.” Read full tasting note

Description

Roasted in small batches, this houjicha comes from exclusive 1st flush leaves and stems. Constant monitoring during production ensures a perfectly balanced sweet (caramel-like) and salty (umami richness) flavor profile. A daily favorite at Steepster!

Kyushu, Japan

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