Premium Organic Kuki Hojicha Tea - Japanese Roasted Green Tea Leaves - Perfect for Relaxation, Afternoon Tea & Gift Giving

Product Description

Kuki Hojicha

 Tasting notes: Nutty, coffee, tobacco
 Origin: Uji, Kyoto, Japan
 Cultivar: Yabukita
 Oxidation:
 Heavy roastedUsing every part of the plant, this Japanese tea is made of slow roasted leaf stems (“kuki”) for a silkier texture and a chocolatey, nutty flavour. 

Why we love it:

• It is much more chocolately and nutty and less astringent than other types of hojicha because it is made of leaf stems, not the leaves themselves. 
• Our Kuki Hojicha is made using a traditional sand-roasting method, where the tea is mixed in with hot sand and slow roasted. This method, dating back to the Edo period (1600-1868), facilitates a slow, even heating and creates a lasting roasted fragrance unparalleled in other hojicha. 
• It is said to have less caffeine than most teas, partly because tea leaves carry more caffeine than the stems, and partly because it is roasted over a high heat, which reduces the caffeine content.
• By roasting the leaf stems rather than throwing them out, this tea epitomises the Japanese concept of mottainai (no waste)—not wasting any part of the tea plant.