Fukamushi Sencha Saemidori

Fukamushi-cha describes a group of ‘deep-steamed’ Japanese green teas. The leaves are steamed for twice as long as other senchas, giving them a characteristically rich and bold flavour.

This is a premium, deep-steamed tea of the saemidori cultivar - one of your and our favourite cultivars as it is rich and full with a pronounced umami flavour. This fukamushi is dense with a bright green infusion and a mild astringency that is very well-balanced against the tea's creamy texture and pleasant sweetness. 

This tea is fantastic for traditional multiple brewing and is excellent brewed cold.

Flavour profile: spinach, umami, creamy, dense, fresh

50g

location Chiran, Minamikyushu, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
cultivar Saemidori
harvest Ichibancha (Spring) 2024
multiple-steeping
water 70°c/150ml
tea 5g
time 45s – 20s – 1m +
single-steeping
water 70°c/450ml
tea 8g
time 2m