Bancha - Roasted Green Tea

Jack Farm’s Roasted Green Tea offers a deeper, darker roast than the Roasted Spring Bancha, with long, flat leaves and a full, aromatic flavour. Made from organically grown tea in Wazuka, Kyoto, it captures the richness of Japanese hōjicha while remaining smooth and low in caffeine.

The prepared tea is a rich bronze colour, releasing aromas of roasted barley, cocoa hull and nut brittle. The taste is mellow and round, with caramel and malted grain sweetness, and a finish that is clean and toasty. It is equally enjoyable hot or cold, and especially comforting as an evening tea.

According to Jack Farm, this tea uses their signature roasted style, which focuses on sweetness emerged by slow roasting, not aggressive flavour. Customers have described it as deep, yet accessible, with a smooth finish and no harsh bite.

Package size: 100g

How to prepare:

• Use 1 teaspoon (approx. 4g) of tea leaves per 200ml 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

1. 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)
2. Place the container in the fridge and wait for approximately five hours.
3. 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.