Sencha
Wikipedia: Sencha | Teaviews: sencha-teaLast Updated: Mar. 12, 2014
↑About Sencha
Sencha(煎茶), also sometimes called honcha, is a Japanese style of green tea that is widespread and well-known not only in Japan, but worldwide. It is the variety of Japanese green tea that is most commonly available in the United States, in contrast to bancha, which is a common tea in Japan, but less known in the U.S. Sencha is widely produced not only in Japan but in China and other countries as well.Brewed sencha often has a more intense green color than pan-fired (Chinese) green teas, but less green than gyokuro. Sencha is diverse in both flavor and aroma, but it often tends to have a bold, sharp flavor and an aroma which is often described as grassy and vegetal, sometimes even seaweed-like.
Sencha is produced by steaming the leaves before drying, and then firing them afterwards, in contrast to teas which are pan-fired before drying. The characters for sencha (煎茶) literally translate as "pan-fired tea", which can be confusing because the term "pan-fired" usually refers to green teas (including many Chinese varieties) which are pan-fired before drying, at the stage at which sencha is steamed.
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Half-litre pot at home, made from a sample included in the tea company's Advent Tea Calendar (2020) and consisting of very fine Sencha leaves, some of them even pulverised - not a good sign in a tea from a respectable company selling quality products. Pours clear very pale green (against white china), with no sediment....
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I found a way to brew it better. 80ºC water, 110ml water per 2 tsp of tea, 20 seconds for the first cup, 20-25 seconds for the second cup... The tea is very, very grassy. It's more grassy than any other sencha I've ever had (or any green tea, for that matter). It's not buttery. It's more like brewing a nice, ...

Shin-cha Super Premium (Tokujo-can) (2020) from Maeda-en
Style: Shincha – Region: JapanMay. 29th, 2020
I was surprised, but also not, about this super premium shincha. You see, I know my tastes and I know that I've loved some "cheap" teas because even though they were inexpensive, they were great teas. I've also had some disappointing experiences with really expensive teas. So, I purchased this with that knowledge somew...
Read Full ReviewThis is a great, fresh fukamushi-cha. I really enjoyed it. I actually got three cups out of 2tsp of leaves, rather than just two cups (the typical amount for this kind of tea). It's very full-bodied, has the typical cloudiness and rich flavor of fukamushi (which is extra steamed).
I went with a lower temperature bec...
Shin-cha Select Gold (Hachijyu-Hachiya) (2020) from Maeda-en
Style: Shincha – Region: ?????May. 12th, 2020
This is, easily, the most striking tea that I've ever had in my life -- and I've had hundreds.
First of all, the scent was lightly fruity at the same time that it exhibited notes similar to the umami gyokuro green tea. The color was the most rich green I'd ever seen. I think the description had said that it leans to...
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↑Most-Rated Sencha

Top Leaf™ Green Tea
Brand: | Mellow Monk |
Style: | Sencha |
Region: | Kumamoto, Japan |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Leaf: | Loose |

Sencha (Sen-cha), Loose-leaf
Brand: | Yamamotoyama |
Style: | Sencha |
Region: | Japan |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Leaf: | Loose |

Japanese Sencha (Sachets)
Brand: | Harney and Sons |
Style: | Sencha |
Region: | Shizuoka, Japan |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Leaf: | Sachet |
↑Top-Rated Sencha

Japanese Sencha (Sachets)
Brand: | Harney and Sons |
Style: | Sencha |
Region: | Shizuoka, Japan |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Leaf: | Sachet |

Top Leaf™ Green Tea
Brand: | Mellow Monk |
Style: | Sencha |
Region: | Kumamoto, Japan |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Leaf: | Loose |

Sencha (Sen-cha), Loose-leaf
Brand: | Yamamotoyama |
Style: | Sencha |
Region: | Japan |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Leaf: | Loose |