Dear Sir and Madam,
We at Hibiki-an THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your continued patronage and support.
We are pleased to offer useful information for your healthy life and continued
enjoyment of Japanese green tea. In this issue, we talk about 'This Month's Tea - Houjicha / House Matcha Large Bag is Now Available!'.
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We would like you to rediscover the value of our Houjicha items for monthly
recommendation. You are sure to delight in the unique sweet and roasted
flavor of Houjicha. The flavor is very smooth and the aroma lingers nicely
for a while. At the same time we arranged two special Houjicha items, Houjicha
Super Premium and Houjicha Karigane Super Premium. Each item is the limited
edition of 400 packages only available this winter season.
What is Houjicha?
The first three processing steps of Houjicha tea leaves are the same as for Sencha: 1) Steaming, 2) Drying and Crumpling, and 3) Shaping. But to make Houjicha, the tea goes through one special additional step: 4) Roasting.
Like Sencha, tea leaves for Houjicha are grown with fully-flooded sunlight, so that Houjicha contains beneficial Catechin. And since Houjicha is pan-roasted, it is very low in caffeine. In Japan, Houjicha is commonly given to babies and people who are sick because it is both nourishing and low in caffeine. Besides, Houjicha is perfect for iced tea. It will cool you on a sizzling hot day.
Hibiki-an uses only the highest grade (first harvested, or pruned after harvesting Shincha) tea leaves to make all of our Houjicha items. The finished product is a fresh roasted chestnut-brown color. The leaves are only lightly roasted to maximize the essential flavor of the tea leaves. The flavor is very smooth and the aroma lingers nicely for a while.
Unfortunately many tea companies use low grade tea leaves (second harvested, third harvested, pruned in autumn, etc.) to make their Houjicha. Other Houjicha (not ours!) is roasted too strongly and becomes a dark brown color, so the flavor is smoky and not smooth at all.
Also Houjicha items are all good affordable everyday tea and are favorite beverage of tea farmers all over Japan. Like "fresh roasted" coffee, Houjicha is also most flavorful just after roasting. Needless to say, all of our Houjicha items at Hibiki-an are fresh roasted, packaged just after roasting.
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Tea Color of Houjicha
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Tea leaves of Houjicha |
Tea leaves of Houjicha Karigane |
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Houjicha, also called Bancha, is made by roasting Sencha tea leaves over high heat. It is a brown tea with a toasted nutty flavor, and is low in caffeine...
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Houjicha Karigane is made from the stems of high grade tea leaves and roasted in the same way as standard Houjicha. The flavor is deeply sweet and roasted, which is quite unique among Japanese tea...
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This Organic Houjicha is certified by Japanese administration. This, also called Bancha, is made by roasting Organic Sencha tea leaves over high heat. It is a brown tea with a toasted nutty flavor, and is low in caffeine...
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Each specially-designed nylon bag is filled with whole-leaf Houjicha, so you can enjoy the rich flavor of Houjicha in no time at all! Houjicha, also called Bancha, is made by roasting fresh green tea leaves over high heat. It is a brown tea with a toasted nutty flavor...
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We chose and combined four of our most unique and delightful teas to make this special set: Genmaicha, Genmaicha Matcha-iri, Houjicha, and Houjicha Karigane...
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"What is Houjicha?" page: click here
To enjoy Houjicha or Houjicha Karigane, there are three points to remember.
Houjicha / Houjicha Karigane is only half the weight of Sencha tea leaves; it is 50% lighter. So, please put about two times (2x) the cubical content of Houjicha or Houjicha Karigane tea leaves in the tea pot (Kyusu).
To extract the excellent nutty and smooth aroma from Houjicha, please brew the tea leaves in boiling water for a short time, 15 to 30 seconds.
Like "fresh roasted" coffee, Houjicha / Houjicha Karigane is also most flavorful just after roasting. Please purchase Houjicha packaged just after roasting. Needless to say, all of our Houjicha items at Hibiki-an are fresh roasted, specially packaged just after roasting.
All of our teas at Hibiki-an may be brewed three times with full flavor and excellent results, including our Houjicha.
(Brewing way for 2cups)
Tea leaves: 3 tablespoons (7-8g)
Water temperature: boiling water
Amount of water: 200ml (7.04fl oz)
Waiting time: 15 - 30sec.
Are you enjoying your green moments? Hibiki-an encourages those who love
to drink green tea. If you have any requests or questions regarding our
teas or services, please don't hesitate to contact us. We sincerely hope
that you enjoy genuine Hibiki-an Japanese green tea direct to you from
Kyoto, Japan.
Sincerely yours,
Atsushi Yasui
If you would like to purchase a large amount of House Matcha in bulk, this refill package is an excellent value. House Matcha is one of our most popular items, so we are pleased to offer our customers this value pack. (shopping page: click here)
We at Hibiki-an have received many requests for a large package of Matcha, that is also a good value. This refill pack is 240g / 8.47oz which is 3 times the amount of our usual House Matcha (80g / 2.82oz) whereas the price is only 2.5 times the amount. The price is a discount of 17%.
In order to keep Matcha in good condition, the package is zip lock (re-sealable) style. When you close the zip lock package once opened, please remove the air from the package as much as possible, in order to preserve the freshness of the Matcha. If you have the metal container from our 40g / 1.41oz Matcha, or airtight container from our tea ware ("Teapots / Cups") category you also can use it to preserve Matcha. The small pull-top can and the airtight container are superior and useful for storing Matcha.
The highest quality Matcha is exclusively grown and produced in the rolling hills of Uji, in the ancient city of Kyoto, where Hibiki-an is located. Japanese tea culture, such as the tea ceremony, was developed in Kyoto. It is one of the reasons the techniques of growing highest grade Matcha intensively accumulated in the Uji region.
Our House Matcha is Ichibancha, the first tea harvest of the year, like all our teas, and is carefully grown in the shade for 20 to 30 days before harvest by the way of "Jikagise". Despite the fact that House Matcha is our entry grade, we are confident with the quality and value.
If you have drank Matcha sometimes, please compare our price and taste with other companies. We are certain you will immediaely detect the value of our House Matcha.
Our House Matcha is perfect for those new to the art of Matcha or those who drink it quite often and would like a high quality everyday Matcha that is also a good value. This large, convenient, and re-sealable House Matcha Large Bag is not only an excellent value but is also good for the environment.
[New] House Matcha Large Bag (240g / 8.47oz) shopping page: click here
[New] House Matcha Large Bag (240g / 8.47oz) shopping page: click here
We have arranged to add three limited edition Competition Grade teas and two limited edition Belended Sencha teas.
Competition Grade Tea is extremly rare and available only at the National Tea Fair of Japan, attended by those within the Japanese green tea industry. The flavor is unique only to teas contributed to the exclusive competition and quite different from usual tea.
Belended Sencha has concurrently two different characteristics: the aroma of Sencha and the taste of Gyokuro. They are composed of fine and unique breeds of tea with special characteristics. Each individual tea is more sweet and mellow than basic Sencha, characteristic of Gyokuro. But, it has a more refreshing aroma than Gyokuro, characteristic of Sencha.
Competition Grade Tea and Blended Sencha are limited edition of just 400 packages each ONLY AVAILABLE this winter season.
Competition Grade Tea
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(Now Available: limited edition of 400 packages ONLY AVAILABLE this winter season)
This Competition Grade Matcha Pinnacle has an excellent, deeply mellow taste. The National Tea Competition is held several times a year in Japan. Sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and attended by executives of the Japanese tea industry... |
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(Now Available: limited edition of 400 packages ONLY AVAILABLE this winter season)
Competition Grade Sencha Pinnacle is available only at the National Tea Fair, attended by tea connoisseurs and those within the Japanese green tea industry. This fine green tea has an excellent, deeply mellow taste... |
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Blended Sencha
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(Now Available: limited edition of 400 packages ONLY AVAILABLE this winter season)
Blended Sencha Super Premium is a blend of Ohiwase and Meiryoku breeds of green tea. These tea leaves are sprouts that are small and soft and not fully-grown... |
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(Now Available: limited edition of 400 packages ONLY AVAILABLE this winter season)
Blended Sencha Premium is a blend of Sencha and Gyokuro. This tea is composed of four breeds of green tea: Kanayamidori, Sayamakaori, Yabukita, and Okumidori... |
Competition Grade Tea page: click here
What is Blended Sencha?: click here
The combination of green tea with gold flakes makes a beautiful presentation. Gold is an ancient symbol of prosperity, and adds significance to any special occasion.
At Hibiki-an, we offer Golden Celebration Gyokuro and also Golden Celebration Matcha. Golden Celebration teas are also a perfect gift for any special occasion. In Japan people enjoy Golden Celebration tea as part of a long-standing tradition. It is a special moment, full of happiness and hope for the future.
Please sprinkle the gold flakes over each cup of tea after brewing or each bowl of Matcha after preparing the Matcha. The smooth flavor of Gyokuro or Matcha creates a peaceful atmosphere, and the lovely glimmering gold flakes as they float on the surface of the tea delights and occupies the mind.
We hope you enjoy the beauty and flavor of this special blend of gold and our finest tea.
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The sparkle of gold flakes which float on the surface of the tea delights and occupies the mind
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Gold is an ancient symbol of prosperity and welfare
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Three packages of gold flakes are attached separately |
(Notice) New Optimized Website for Smartphone
We have recently finished developing a new optimized website for Smartphone screen size. By visiting our website (www.hibiki-an.com) with Smartphone you will be automatically led to the optimized website.
All pages of our website have been optimized for Smartphone. So, the new site will enable you to take advantage of our website in a new way. For example, you will be able to access our Tea Recipe pages on your Smartphone in the kitchen as you follow along and prepare an amazing green tea dessert!
We hope you will find many ways to enjoy our new website whenever and wherever you would like.
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