Certified Organic: Autumn Bancha by Takeo Family

Tea type
Green Tea
Ingredients
Green Tea Leaves
Flavors
Green, Seaweed, Vegetal
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Bulk, Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Low
Certification
Organic
Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
Average preparation
195 °F / 90 °C

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  • “Backlog from yesterday. I recently bought two new tea tins to match my existing ones from World Market (I love that store), so of course I rediscovered this tea which was in one of my older tins. I...” Read full tasting note
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  • “I’m going to call this a sipdown since mom is having the last cup. Again, this is a really good cup. I think the best word for it is “mellow.” It’s a comforting taste that reminds me a little of...” Read full tasting note
    95
  • “I received two bags of this in the daily level of the Green Tea Selection, and boy, what a treat! This tea is great. It’s mild and lovely, with a mellow vegetal flavour and seaweed notes – very...” Read full tasting note
    85
  • “Thanks so much Jennkay for a sample of this tea! I love Japanese greens but I’m not sure I’ve ever tried a bancha! The dry leaves look very fresh and HUGE. Brewed up it is extremely green and...” Read full tasting note
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250 grams (8.8 oz) of certified organic bancha green tea from the Takeo family from Mie Prefecture. Compared to sencha, tea leaves of bancha is larger with less caffeine and more catechin.

Bancha is known under different names depending on the region, and is sometimes referred to as senryu 川柳. In Mie prefecture spring and summer harvested bancha is often referred to as yanagi-cha 柳茶 and autumn harvest as bancha 番茶.

We have named our product ‘Aoyanagi in May’ for spring harvest, ‘Aoyanagi’ for summer harvest, and ‘Bancha Organic’ for autumn harvest.

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Backlog from yesterday. I recently bought two new tea tins to match my existing ones from World Market (I love that store), so of course I rediscovered this tea which was in one of my older tins. I figured it’s autumn, so why not go for an autumn bancha, right? Is that how it works? Anyway, it steeped up to be a lovely transparent light green with a slightly sweet, vegetal flavor.

I particularly like drinking this one alongside my meals because of the vegetal flavor. I don’t like having sweeter or flavored teas when I’m eating because it throws me off. Besides, Japanese greens seem to always complement foods nicely.

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I’m going to call this a sipdown since mom is having the last cup. Again, this is a really good cup. I think the best word for it is “mellow.” It’s a comforting taste that reminds me a little of houjicha but not as roasty.

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I received two bags of this in the daily level of the Green Tea Selection, and boy, what a treat! This tea is great. It’s mild and lovely, with a mellow vegetal flavour and seaweed notes – very easy drinking, steep after steep. I love it!

Flavors: Green, Seaweed, Vegetal

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C

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Thanks so much Jennkay for a sample of this tea!

I love Japanese greens but I’m not sure I’ve ever tried a bancha! The dry leaves look very fresh and HUGE. Brewed up it is extremely green and vegetal tasting and smelling, like spinach or maybe kale, but somewhat sweet and almost a little spicy. It is a very interesting change up from the types of greens I’m used to! Very fun to try :)

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