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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 Matcha Gyokuro Sencha Bancha Teabags
Method
Hot Cold Brew Iced Boiling Hot Latte
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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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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Two small white porcelain Japanese tea cups of light color shincha green tea on silver metal dual petal form saucers
Sencha | Shincha |
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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Pouring roasted Hojicha tea from Ivory Kyusu into white Hasami-yaki porcelain teacups on wood cross-section Marubon tray
Bancha | Hojicha |
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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White teacup of light Genmaicha green tea with roasted rice beside small plate of dried bancha tea leaves with roasted rice
Bancha | Genmaicha |
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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