SUGIMOTO TEA Japanese Green Tea Sencha Fukamushi Loose Leaf 3.5 oz (100 g)

Tastes top notch. I was getting Sencha from another source, but then all they carried after a while was Hojicha. A tiny bit of maple syrup in there and you have yourself a fine cup of tea.

This hojicha is high quality, tastes wonderful and is comforting to the soul. The company itself is excellent: transparent, honest and produces high quality tea for a fair price. Love it. My favorite tea.

It has been a while since I last got this tea, but I remember that I liked it a lot, even though it is not organic. Also, it was less expensive than the other loose leaf Japanese green teas that I had tried. The flavor and color are very good. However, it has literally doubled in price since I last got it.

Very nice tea, good flavor and smooth. I really enjoy it. Only downside to this tea is it is very fine so even the mesh ball strainers that I have aren't quite fine enough to keep the tea leaves from leaching out.

This tea is an excellent bargain for the money that you pay and the amount of tea that you get for the price. The tea is vacuum sealed for freshness. Fukamushi means that the tea is a deep steamed tea. The deep steaming process of the tea imparts a more rich and flavorful tea. This tea most certainly has that umami flavor that many people are looking for in a quality Japanese Sencha tea. I've had many different green tea's and this is one of the better ones that I have tried. This is a high quality Japanese green tea. Very fresh with loads of rich umami flavor and a vibrant green hue to the tea. This tea is not as astringent as other sencha tea's that I have tried. I brew mine using 16 ounces of purified bottled water with 7 to 8 grams of tea. Brewing temperature should be between 160f - 170f. Let this tea brew between 30 seconds to just under a minute, I prefer mine at 45 seconds brew time on the first infusion. You can get about four infusions from this tea, with the second infusion being the most flavorful and the fourth being the thinnest infusion. Just what you would expect from a quality Japanese Fukamushi Sencha tea. Warning, it is very easy to mess up a fukamushi sencha by using water that is too hot or by brewing the tea for too long. As long as you follow the brewing instructions you will enjoy this product. If the tea is bitter then you have used water that is beyond the 175f threshold for this type of tea. If the tea is too astringent then you have brewed the tea for more than 60 seconds. One thing to keep in mind is that deep steamed green tea is very concentrated in flavor and contains lots of catechins. This is a delicate tea and using boiling water or brewing for more than 60 seconds will ruin this tea. For $58 dollars you get a pound of vacuum sealed, quality deep steamed sencha green tea. Sugimoto Sencha has become my new daily drinker. At the price I pay for this tea I don't feel guilty for having 4 to 6 cups a day. I highly recommend this tea to anyone that is looking for a high quality daily drinking Sencha tea.

Ordered bagged, received loose leaf. Still delicious, wanted convenience.

Really great toasted taste. Reminded me of Cheerios a bit, but in a green tea sort of way. Seems like good quality. Will buy again.

It's the flavor I was seeking (same as I loved years ago when I first drank this type of tea), and I'm happy with it.

I guess it depends on your taste, but I really like this green with roasted rice loose leaf tea. In fact, I will buy it again.