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Sencha Overture (煎茶) is a steamed green tea from the Shizuoka prefecture of Japan, harvested in the early summer — the second flush, when the year's more mature growth delivers a richer, deeper, more intensely vegetal character than the delicate first-flush Sencha Premier. It produces a rich, brothy texture with a clean, very refreshing green aroma: sweet flavour reminiscent of tender steamed vegetables and fresh seaweed, with a rounded finish that coats the palate.

This is the Sencha for those who seek the full, authentic depth of Japanese green tea — the grassy, vegetal, oceanic register that Japanese tea culture most prizes and that many Western drinkers discover and then return to for the rest of their tea-drinking lives. Our Sencha Overture has a classic Sencha flavour, perfect for fans of all things "green." Brew at 165°F for 2–3 minutes, and you'll have a delicious preview of all the good things Japanese tea has to offer — an overture to the world of Japanese green tea.