Cold brewed sencha in a regular glass and wine glass with a gray background.

Cold Brew Sencha

Cold brew with just ice and clean water to bring out sencha's full lushness, natural sweetness, and umami. Serve in a wine glass or snifter, and enjoy as a relaxing drink on your day off.
1. Measure the leaves
2 tbsp. (10 g / 0.35 oz)
Add tea leaves to a kyusu or teapot.
Silver tablespoon filled with dried rolled Ippodo Sencha premium Japanese green tea leaves with
Silver tablespoon filled with dried rolled Ippodo Sencha premium Japanese green tea leaves with
Cold Brew Sencha
1. Measure the leaves
2 tbsp. (10 g / 0.35 oz)
Add tea leaves to a kyusu or teapot.
2. Add ice water
210 mL (7 oz) Chilled water
Pour chilled water to cover tea leaves.
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Pouring water from glass carafe into white porcelain Hasami-yaki teapot containing Gyokuro green tea leaves and ice cubes
Cold Brew Sencha
2. Add ice water
210 mL (7 oz) Chilled water
Pour chilled water to cover tea leaves.
3. Brew
15 minutes
Brew without stirring or disturbing the tea leaves.
Small white porcelain Japanese kyusu teapot with blue logo on lid sitting beside orange stop watch timer on white table
Small white porcelain Japanese kyusu teapot with blue logo on lid sitting beside orange stop watch timer on white table
Cold Brew Sencha
3. Brew
15 minutes
Brew without stirring or disturbing the tea leaves.
4. Serve
Pour out every last drop
Enjoy in your favorite glass, teacup, or mug.
Pouring light green tea from white porcelain Hasami-yaki kyusu teapot with blue logo into white porcelain Japanese teacup
Pouring light green tea from white porcelain Hasami-yaki kyusu teapot with blue logo into white porcelain Japanese teacup
Cold Brew Sencha
4. Serve
Pour out every last drop
Enjoy in your favorite glass, teacup, or mug.

Sencha using this recipe:

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Rich & Energetic
$35
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Rich & Energetic
$135
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Kaboku - 155g Can
Rich & Robust
$67
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Kaboku - 80g Bag
Rich & Robust
$36
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Kumpu - 150g Can
Rich & Elegant
$58
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Kumpu - 80g Bag
Rich & Elegant
$31
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Hosen - 150g Can
Medium & Balanced
$48
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Hosen - 80g Bag
Medium & Balanced
$26
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