Hōjicha - First Flush Roasted Green Tea
This roasted green tea is made from first flush leaves - the earliest, most aromatic harvest of the year - grown naturally without the use of pesticides or chemical fertilisers in Wazuka, Kyoto. The freshly harvested tea leaves are carefully roasted to bring out a toasted aroma and warm, nutty sweetness while keeping the flavour light and smooth.
The tea has an amber colour, and hōjicha is often associated with a fragrance of roasted hazelnut, cocoa husk and baked pear. The Jack Farm approach is to ensure a fragrant roast and clear sweetness without heavy roast bitterness, with tea drinkers commenting on the immediately inviting aroma and that the tea retains a green-leaf freshness despite its roast.
Because it is roasted, hōjicha is naturally low in caffeine, making it an ideal tea for afternoon or in the evening.
Package size: 70g
How to prepare:
- Use 1 teaspoon (approx. 5 g) of tea leaves per 250–300 ml of water
- Water temperature: 100 °C
- Steep for about 45 seconds
- Re-infuse two to three times, increasing the steeping time with each brew
A comforting, aromatic roasted tea for any time of day - especially good after meals or with simple sweets.
Cold brew
- Place about 10g of tea leaves into 1L of filtered water (you can use the leaves as-is, or put them in a 100% compostable tea bag for easy removal)
- Place the container in the fridge and wait for approximately three hours.
- Serve chilled for a relaxing tea experience.
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Jack Farm Tea is the tea farm of Jack (Pathomthat Thongchim) and Natsuki Goto - a formidable team of two who grow, harvest, make and market their own range of teas and rice. They are part of a new generation of passionate tea farmers who are very necessary to continue tea production in rural areas with aging populations. Wazuka town is a famous tea town situated close to Ujitawara and about 20km from Nara. It has a tea history of over 800 years. The Jack Farm focus is on using organic production methods to make their main ranges of sencha, houjicha, genmaicha and Japanese black tea.
You can view the photos of the WAZA visit to Jack Tea Farm HERE.