PRE-ORDER Organic Seiryu Sencha—Shincha 2026

New Season Organic Seiryu Sencha.
Expected delivery by the end of June.

Organic Sencha Yabukita from Mr. Nishi in Makizono, Kagoshima. The name Seiryu, meaning “clear stream,” reflects the clean and refreshing character of this tea and its true expression of classic Japanese sencha. Yabukita is the most widely used tea cultivar in Japan and is especially cherised for producing balanced sencha with both a rounded umami and fresh vegetal notes.

Produced from the Yabukita cultivar, the tea is made from leaves that have been shade grown for 10 days before harvest, resulting in a softer and more mellow flavour compared to traditional unshaded sencha. The leaves have a fine needle shape and a deep glossy green colour.


In the cup: deep savoury notes with mellow sweetness when brewed at lower temperatures, developing a light astringency and more pronounced vegetal profile at higher temperatures.