Sencha Overture

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Green tea from the Shizuoka region of Japan. Sencha translates as 'common,' but there is nothing ordinary about this exquisite 'spider leg' tea. The latter refers to the leaves' long, slender shape. Our 'Sencha Overture' is a wonderfully delicate second flush (summer) tea whose soothing taste and fresh green scent make it a perfect everyday treat.

Japan produces almost exclusively green tea, with three-quarters of its production classified as Sencha. Another fifteen percent is Bancha, a lower grade of tea made from late summer leaves. The finer varieties of Gyokuro and Matcha make up the rest. Most end in "cha," the Japanese word for tea. You may sometimes see an honorific prefix of "o" added, rendering it "o-cha." The finest types of Sencha tea also have names derived from the shape of the leaves. These are called Spider-Led or Needle-Leaf teas.