Delicate Treasures Uji Sencha Drip Bags 10 Sachets Natural Beverage Tea

It is said that the first tea trees in Japan were planted in Uji. Uji’s unique geography, mineral rich soil, misty climate, sloping hills and mild winds that are said to “blow” away the frost even during winter, made it the perfect place to cultivate high quality tea. Uji is known as the birthplace of sencha (Japanese green tea) in Japan because of Nagatani Soen. In the old days, tea was only available to the noblemen. Wanting to make high quality tea available to the masses, over a period of 15 years, he developed a specialised method of processing tea leaves which resulted in needle like tea leaves which were green and a fresh smell, now known as the Uji method. The results, a clear yellow brew with a harmony of sweetness, umami, astringency and bitterness that we link to Japanese green tea today.