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How to Brew Ippodo Tea

With tea, you control the final flavor. Start with our brewing guides.

Four white teacups from Ippodo Tea containing different types of tea - one with bright green matcha, two with yellow-colored teas of slightly different shades, and one with reddish-brown tea. The cups are arranged in a square formation and photographed from above against a white background with subtle shadows.
Tea type
All Green Tea Matcha Gyokuro Sencha Bancha Teabags
Method
Hot Cold Brew Iced Boiling Hot Latte
Holding handle of sleek modern gray bowl-shaped ceramic teacup of foamy green Ippodo Tea matcha on wooden table
Matcha
Usucha (Classic Matcha)
The standard matcha whisking method, made to be a normal, liquid consistency.
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Dark green thick koicha Japanese matcha in Ippodo Tea dark chawan tea bowl
Matcha
Koicha (Thick Matcha)
Matcha made into a rich, thick paste by using less water and more matcha powder per serving.
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Pouring foamy frothed milk from silver pitcher into concentrated green matcha tea latte base in short round beige ceramic mug
Matcha
Matcha Latte
Combine matcha's natural sweetness and crisp green bite with the creamy texture of milk.
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Pouring vibrant green matcha float from spouted bowl over milk and ice in elegant stemmed glassware beside iced matcha latte
Matcha
Iced Matcha Latte
An iced latte is smooth, refreshing, and easy-to-drink.
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Holding clear ice cub with bamboo tongs and placing it in vibrant green matcha tea base in cream ceramic Japanese teacup
Matcha
Iced Matcha
Prepare matcha with hot water and cool it rapidly with plenty of ice.
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Thick dark green foamless Ippodo matcha tea in elegant prism-shaped decorative glass ware on white background
Matcha
Cold-Whisked Matcha
Whisking matcha with cold or chilled water brings out a strong sweetness.
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To go travel stick of Ippodo Uji-Shimizu sweetened green matcha powder sprinkled into modern glass beside extra foamy matcha
Matcha
Uji-Shimizu: Sweetened Matcha
A quick and easy recipe for our sweetened matcha blend to enjoy at any time, in any place.
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Pouring light green tea from white porcelain Hasami-yaki kyusu teapot with blue logo into white porcelain Japanese teacup
Gyokuro
Standard Gyokuro Brew
Our standard recipe for brewing loose-leaf gyokuro. Brew a cup when you feel you need a change of pace.
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Hot water being poured into Japanese artisan made ivory kyusu Japanese teapot from shining stainless steel stovetop kettle
Gyokuro
Piping Hot Gyokuro
A boiling-hot brew brings out a vivid fragrance from gyokuro leaves. In the cup, this recipe has more a little crisp, refreshing astringency, on top of gyokuro's dew-like sweetness.
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Pouring luminescent green tea over ice in three glasses straight from Yakishime Japanese kyusu teapot against ombre surface
Gyokuro
Iced Gyokuro
For a fast, fragrant pitcher of iced tea, brew a strong batch of gyokuro using boiling hot water, and then pour over ice, diluting its strength and balancing its flavor.
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Small porcelain kyusu with lid open showing tea inside beside two glasses of iced light green tea and silver plate of gyokuro
Gyokuro
Cold Brew Gyokuro
Cold brew with just ice and clean water to bring out gyokuro's full lushness, natural sweetness, and umami.
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Pouring wooden spoonful of tightly rolled dried green tea into brown handmade banko-ware Japanese Kyusu teapot banko-yaki
Sencha
Standard Sencha Brew
Our standard recipe for brewing loose-leaf sencha for an easy, every-day drinking experience.
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Hot water being poured into Japanese artisan made ivory kyusu Japanese teapot from shining stainless steel stovetop kettle
Sencha
Piping Hot Sencha
Hot brewing is a quick and easy way to get delicious tea. This recipe makes for a more refreshing and exhilarating experience.
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Green tea being poured from elegant spout of ivory teapot into small rounded modern glass pitcher with white Ippodo Tea logo
Sencha
Iced Sencha
For a fast, fragrant pitcher of iced tea, brew a strong batch of sencha using boiling hot water, and then pour over ice, diluting its strength and balancing its flavor.
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Cold brewed sencha in a regular glass and wine glass with a gray background.
Sencha
Cold Brew Sencha
Cold brew with just ice and clean water to bring out sencha's full lushness, natural sweetness, and umami.
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Two small white porcelain Japanese tea cups of light color shincha green tea on silver metal dual petal form saucers
Sencha
Standard Shincha Brew
Our standard recipe for brewing loose-leaf Shincha. Discover the vibrant and energetic quality of these freshly harvested tea leaves.
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Person pouring water from silver teapot through clipped Drip Teabags into two white mugs with plates of butter toast on table
Sencha
Shincha Drip Teabags
Easily enjoy the fresh fragrance of Shincha with these unique pour-over style teabags.
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Pouring luminescent green New Harvest Sencha tea into three Ippodo glasses with ice from Yakishime Japanese kyusu teapot
Iced Shincha
Fresh Shincha, served the most refreshing way possible: in a tall glass of ice.
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Host holding red brown lacquered wooden Marubon serving tray by Ippodo Tea Co. filled with six decorative cups of green tea
Sencha or Gyokuro
Recipe for Sharing (Gyokuro or Sencha)
Prepare large amounts of tea with your everyday kyusu.
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Pouring roasted Hojicha tea from Ivory Kyusu into white Hasami-yaki porcelain teacups on wood cross-section Marubon tray
Bancha
Standard Hojicha Brew
Our standard recipe for brewing loose-leaf hojicha. The light flavors of bancha teas work well for any occasion.
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Hojicha with Milk
Bancha
Hojicha with Milk
This recipe combines the comforting roasted fragrance of hojicha with the soft creaminess of milk.
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Pouring hot amber tea from ivory banko-yaki clay kyusu teapot into glass containing several ice cubes and roasted Hojicha tea
Bancha
Iced Hojicha
When served over ice, this fragrant roasted green tea feels soothing and refreshing.
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White teacup of light Genmaicha green tea with roasted rice beside small plate of dried bancha tea leaves with roasted rice
Bancha
Standard Genmaicha Brew
Our standard recipe for brewing loose-leaf genmaicha. The light flavors of bancha teas work well for any occasion.
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Holding one of two glasses of light yellow Japanese green tea over ice in front of large curved carafe of light colored tea
Bancha
Iced Genmaicha
When served over ice, this green tea and roasted rice blend feels crisp, refreshing, and a little hearty.
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Genmaicha Teabags Cold Brew
Bancha
Genmaicha Teabags - Cold Brew
Our cold brew recipe for brewing Genmaicha teapot teabags.
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Genmaicha Teabags Hot Brew
Bancha
Genmaicha Teabags - Hot Brew
Our standard recipe for brewing Genmaicha teapot teabags.
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Iribancha Teabags in a Carafe
Bancha
Iribancha Teabags - In a Carafe
Our recipe for brewing Iribancha teapot teabags to share or to enjoy mulitple cups.
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Iribancha Teabags Hot Brew
Teabags
Iribancha Teabags - Hot Brew
Our standard recipe for brewing Iribancha teapot teabags.
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Mugicha Teabags Cold Brew
Teabags
Mugicha Teabags - Cold Brew
Our cold brew recipe for brewing Mugicha teapot teabags.
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Mugicha Teabags Hot Brew
Teabags
Mugicha Teabags - Hot Brew
Our standard recipe for brewing Mugicha teapot teabags.
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Glass teapot with Shincha Teapot-Size Teabag, brewed light green tea. Package behind with bright green and yellow label.
Sencha
Shincha Teabags - Hot Brew
Our standard recipe for brewing Shincha teapot teabags.
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Teapot-sized Shincha Teabag steeping in a glass pitcher of cold brewed light green tea beside two glasses of sencha tea.
Sencha
Shincha Teabags - Cold Brew
Our cold brew recipe for brewing Shincha teapot teabags.
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