SELECT LOOSE LEAF GREEN TEAS
IN NEW PACKAGING
Beginning this fall, The Green Teaist will make available, in limited quantities, five new pure, loose leaf green teas of Japan in vacuum packs which will, for the first time in the packaging of leaf teas, incorporate a "degassing valve," permitting excess air to be squeezed out of the package after opening. This will ensure that the teas remain fresh for a longer time.
The leaf teas will complement the TGT� Tea Sachets as many customers have requested the convenience of prepackaged loose leaf green teas which are not readily available in most top line grocers and tea shops. The following premium green teas of Kyoto and Shizuoka will soon be available at The Green Teaist� Salons in Lake Forest and Beverly Hills, online and selected fine retailers.
FROM KYOTO (Ujicha):
SENCHA (Yufune) 150 grams (5.29 ounces) - A premium green tea with a bright fragrance and crispness, fresh herbal-like notes and clean aftertaste ... enjoyable throughout the day.
KUKICHA (Karigane) 150 grams (5.20 ounces) - Gyokuro tea leaves (the most elegant shade-grown tea of Japan with a distinctive "umami" characteristic) combined with stems to provide an exquisite woodsy, aromatic green tea experience.
HOJICHA (Houkou) 100 grams (3.53 ounces) - Lightly roasted
green tea, harvested somewhat later in the summer, with a slightly nutty flavor ... ideal as an aperitif (chilled or hot) and as a digestif.
FROM SHIZUOKA:
ASAMUSHI (SENCHA) "SHOOTING STAR" 150 grams (5.29 ounces) - From one of the highest elevation tea estates near Mount Fuji, a unique slightly steamed Sencha with a mild aromatic bouquet and flavor, reminiscent of roasted barley.
FUKAMUSHI (SENCHA) 150 grams (5.29 ounces) - From a vertically integrated tea estate producing and processing its own teas, slightly astringent, with wheat-like notes, providing an excellent all-purpose green tea for all occasions.