Genmaicha, PARU Tea Garden

Genmaicha (“brown rice tea”) is typically made with late-harvest sencha. For this blend, we combined an early harvest from our tea garden in Nara with roasted brown rice from Kyotanabe. The result is a bright, balanced blend featuring savory and nutty notes. Details Origin: PARU Tea Lab & Nara, Japan Elevation: 450 m Cultivar: Yabukita Artisan: Amy Truong & Taro Toki Harvest date: May 2024 Serving size: 4 g per cup Recommended vessel: kyusu (“teapot” in Japanese) JAS Organic Certified Hand-blended in small batches in the PARU Tea Lab in San Diego. Ingredient(s): green tea, toasted brown rice Caffeine level: moderate