SENDAI LEMON GREEN DECAF

As a hot tea it is refreshing and lively, as an iced tea - Ooh la la! - need we say more!

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250 g	$22.32 / per cup $0.17
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1 kg	$63.78 / per cup $0.12

Category: Decaf, Green

Type: Tea

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The bamboo leaves rustle, rustle,
shaking away in the eaves.
The stars go twinkle, twinkle;
Gold and silver grains of sand.

So goes a famous old poem, central to the Tanabata Festival that takes place annually in Sendai, a city of 1 million located in Japan's Tohoku, or northeast region. The festival is a very romantic one that celebrates the meeting of the princess Orihime, daughter of the Sky King and her beloved Hikoboshi, a lowly cowherd. The story goes that Orihime and Hikoboshi wanted to marry, but were forbidden to do so by Orihime's father. Instead, he made a concession that would allow them to meet once a year on opposite banks of the Milky Way. (The meeting occurs on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar.) Since the two lovers are in actual fact stars, the meeting can only be celebrated at night under the bright canopy of the heavens -upping the romance factor considerably. During the nighttime, as the poem illustrates, breezes blow the bamboo leaves and the stars twinkle like grains of sand on the banks of the Milky Way.

As with all festivals in Japan, the Sendai Tanabata festival is a great time for drinking tea! To do our part, we've created this fabulous blend of green tea and lemon to commemorate the undying nature of the love shared by the star-crossed couple. As your kettle brews, we're going to make a prediction: you are about to follow in love... with your next cup of tea!
Tea Type: Decaf / Green

Country: China

Region: Hunan

Grade: Japan Sencha style

Altitude: 1500' ft. above level

Manufacturer Type: Pan fired

Ingredients: Decaffeinated green tea, Lemon grass, Ground oven dried lemon + Lime pieces, Calendula + Sunflower petals.

Cup Characteristics: As a hot tea it is refreshing and lively, as an iced tea -Ooh la la! -need we say more!

Infusion: Bright and green
Brewing Hot

Traditional method (see note below): When preparing by the cup, this tea can be used repeatedly - about 3 times. The secret is to use water that is about 180'F/82'C. Place 1 slightly heaping teaspoon in your cup let the tea steep for about 3 minutes and then begin enjoying a cup of enchantment - do not remove the leaves from the cup. Adding milk and sugar is not recommended. Once the water level is low - add more water, and so on and so on - until the flavor of the tea is exhausted. Look at the pattern of the leaves in the brew, not only do they foretell your fortune but you can see the bud and shoots presenting themselves, looking like they are about to be plucked.

Modern Method: Bring filtered or freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 slightly heaping teaspoon of loose tea, 1 tea bag or 1 Q3 single serve packet for each 7-9oz/200-260ml of fluid volume in the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 3-7 minutes according to taste (the longer the steeping time the stronger the tea). Adding milk or sugar is not recommended.

Note: Traditionally, the recommendation has been that green tea be brewed at 180'F/82'C. Regretfully, modern society makes it necessary to consider that water may not be free of harmful bacteria and other impurities. Therefore you need to boil water to kill bacteria. If you wish to use traditional brewing temperatures bring the water to a boil and allow it to cool to the desired brewing temperature -it's the food safe thing to do!

Brewing Cold

Iced tea brewing method (Pitcher): (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 slightly heaping teaspoons of loose tea, 6 tea bags or 6 Q3 single serve packets into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Using filtered or freshly drawn cold water, boil and pour 1 1/4 cups/315ml over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the tea or removing the tea bags. Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to increase the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water. (Note: Some luxury quality teas may turn cloudy when poured over ice. This is a sign of luxury quality and nothing to worry about!)

Iced tea brewing method (Individual Serving): Place 1 slightly heaping teaspoon of loose tea, 1 tea bag or 1 Q3 single serve packet into a teapot for each serving required. Using filtered or freshly drawn cold water, boil and pour 6-7oz/170-200ml per serving over the tea. Cover and let steep for 5 minutes. Add hot tea to a 12oz/375ml acrylic glass filled with ice, straining the tea or removing the bags. Not all of the tea will fit, allowing for approximately an additional 1/2 serving. A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to increase the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted. (Note: Some luxury quality teas may turn cloudy when poured over ice. This is a sign of luxury quality and nothing to worry about!)