Premium Organic Japanese Fukamushi Sencha Loose Leaf Green Tea
Rich, full bodied with crisp and clean taste and aroma. Intense, green color with distinctive fine-floating tea particles. Fukamushi means 'deep-steamed' in Japanse and the extra steaming involved im manufacture breaks down the leaf structure releasing valuable nutrients into the brew. Made with young organically grown leaves from a JAS certified organic plantations located at 400-600m above sea level (some of the highest in Japan) in the natural surroundings of the Southern Alps in Shizuoka, Japan. The cool temperatures in the mountains slow down the growth of the tea leaves and concentrate the aroma.
Small batches are shipped from the manufacturer weekly to ensure long shelf-life. This tea has also been vacuum-sealed immediately after being processed to seal in the freshness. Teas from Ocha & Co. were selected to represent Japan at the 2015 Speciality & Fine Food Fair at Olympia in London and a sencha from the plantation won first prize Japan`s top tea competiton in 2016
The Ocha & Co range is made up of the following high grade teas: Sencha, Fukamushi (deep-steamed sencha), Kabusecha (shade-grown), Reicha (asamushi & fukamushi blend for cold-brewing), Gyokuro (shade-grown) Kukicha (stems and twigs), Black Tea, Shincha (in season) and Matcha. The teas have been selected to strike a balance between quality and affordability. Some teas are now avaiable for Amazon FBA fulfillment but if not, are shipped Airmail the same day and only take between 7-10 days to arrive from Japan.
- FUKAMUSHI GREEN TEA: Our organic Fukamushicha is a high-grade ‘deep-steamed’ sencha green tea. Extra steaming breaks down the tea leaf structure and releases additional nutrients into the brew.
- INTENSE TASTE: Tea with an intense green color in the cup, and the Japanese green tea blend delivers a rich, crisp and clean taste and aroma with plenty of body and flavor.
- JAPANESE ORGANIC TEA: This organic green tea is grown in an award-winning mountainous plantation in Shizuoka, where the perfect climatic conditions exist for organic Japanese tea cultivation.
- VACUUM-SEALED FRESHNESS: Small batches of our Fukamushi green leaf tea are ordered weekly to ensure a long shelf-life, and the organic tea has also been vacuum-sealed to retain optimal freshness.
- OCHA & CO: Our tea growers work in harmony with one of the top blenders in the country to produce the finest organic green and black teas, so we can offer a variety of Japanese teas for different tastes, moods or occasions
- FUKAMUSHI GREEN TEA: Our organic Fukamushicha is a high-grade ‘deep-steamed’ sencha green tea. Extra steaming breaks down the tea leaf structure and releases additional nutrients into the brew.
- INTENSE TASTE: Tea with an intense green color in the cup, and the Japanese green tea blend delivers a rich, crisp and clean taste and aroma with plenty of body and flavor.
- JAPANESE ORGANIC TEA: This organic green tea is grown in an award-winning mountainous plantation in Shizuoka, where the perfect climatic conditions exist for organic Japanese tea cultivation.
- VACUUM-SEALED FRESHNESS: Small batches of our Fukamushi green leaf tea are ordered weekly to ensure a long shelf-life, and the organic tea has also been vacuum-sealed to retain optimal freshness.
- OCHA & CO: Our tea growers work in harmony with one of the top blenders in the country to produce the finest organic green and black teas, so we can offer a variety of Japanese teas for different tastes, moods or occasions