This is 100% premium quality Sencha green tea and despite the fact that mechanical plucking is used Japan Sencha is generally considered to be best green tea in the world. This tea is semi-fermented, steamed then hand rubbed followed by being pan-fried, which gives the large leaf its distinctive glossy appearance and feel,
Please note: In order to become more environmentally-friendly we no longer add large coloured labels to our tea packets. Simply peel off the small name label from the back of your packet to make it totally biodegradable! Gift tubes are as shown.