Shincha Premium Yamecha tea 50g

Shincha is literally translated as “new tea” - this is how sencha from the first spring harvest is called in Japan. It is awaited impatiently by all connoisseurs, as it has a unique, fresh and refreshing taste and rich aroma. It provides a brew in the luscious green color of spring leaves. In Japan, shincha is an exceptional delicacy, with many tea shops already organizing sign-ups for the sale of this unique tea a few months before the harvest. This year, once again, shincha is also available at Nagomi - flown in especially for you from the tea gardens in the Yame region, famous for its excellent tea. Our shincha comes from the May 2025 harvest.

Shincha Premium is a tea of exceptional, very high quality. Carefully selected leaves produce an infusion with an exquisite, rich flavor full of salty-sweet umami. It is a perfectly balanced blend of leaves from plants of the popular yabukita cultivar, with the addition of less commonly grown varieties - saemidori, kirari 31 and ooiwase.

Yamecha is a tea from plantations in the Yame area (Fukuoka pref.) in the northern part of Kyushu Island.

Cultivar - blend of yabukita, saemidori, kirari 31, ooiwase, harvest date - early May 2025.

Properties

Shincha is rich in the most valuable ingredients for health - l-theanine, caffeine and antioxidants. Leaves from the first spring harvest contain the most of the nutrients that the tea bushes have accumulated during their winter “rest” and strong growth in the first months of spring.

Teaware

Shincha is usually prepared in Japan in small (about 300ml) teapots called kyusu. These are small teapots with a distinctive handle perpendicular to the spout. In our gallery you will find them in many designs. Shincha cups are quite small, often gently widening towards the top. In Japan, it is said that cups that are light colour inside allow you to enjoy the emerald color of the tea.

Brewing method

Prepare a kyusu teapot and tea cups. Boil the water and pour it into the cups to warm the vessels before brewing the tea. Pour 1 teaspoon of tea per person into the teapot and pour the cooled water from the cups (about 70ºC). After 0,5 - 1 minute, shake the teapot slightly and pour the tea into the cups. You can brew the same leaves a second time, preferably with water at a slightly higher temperature for about 0,5 minutes.

50g

Best before: 31.05.2026