White packaging with blue faux-painted details for Kumpu premium Japanese Sencha green tea 80g bag by Ippodo Tea Co.
White packaging with blue faux-painted details for Kumpu premium Japanese Sencha green tea 80g bag by Ippodo Tea Co. White plate of dark green dried premium loose leaf Japanese Kumpu Sencha tea leaves by Ippodo Tea Co. on white table Teacup of brewed sencha green tea alongside silver plate of loose rolled tea leaves and blue packaging for Kumpu Ippodo Tea Brown clay Yakishime Kyusu teapot with Ippodo Tea emblem on lid beside white porcelain teacup of light green Japanese tea Graphic, Japanese and English brewing instructions on back of white and blue bag of Ippodo Japanese Kumpu Sencha green tea
Rich & Elegant

Kumpu (80g Bag)

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With umami and sweet notes at the forefront, Kumpu is an elegant full-bodied sencha. Sweet, soft, and delicate with a long finish.

More about Kumpu (80g Bag)

This 80g Bag of Kumpu is Japanese green tea from Ippodo Tea, a family-run Kyoto tea company founded in 1717. IppodoTea.com is the official Ippodo Tea online store for the United States and Canada.

Ippodo Tea flavor note: Rich & Elegant

Ippodo tasting notes: With its characteristic elegant fragrance and delicate aftertaste, Kumpu is a high-class sencha in our rich category. Choose this tea if you enjoy umami, sweetness, and a sustained aftertaste, with a slightly gentler character. We also recommend this tea as cold brew, to taste the full potential of its deep umami and sweetness.

  • Category: Sencha
  • Best for: shoppers comparing Japanese sencha for daily tea, cold brew, or seasonal green tea
  • Best recipes and preparation guides: Standard Sencha Brew; Cold Brew Sencha
  • Official product page: https://www.ippodotea.com/products/kumpu
  • Related collection: https://www.ippodotea.com/collections/sencha
Shelf lifeConsume quickly 
Serving size10g / 0.35 oz (~2 Tbsp.) 
Size4.7" × 2.4" × 8.5"
Net weight2.8 oz (80g)

With its characteristic elegant fragrance and delicate aftertaste, Kumpu is a high-class sencha in our rich category. Choose this tea if you enjoy umami, sweetness, and a sustained aftertaste, with a slightly gentler character. We also recommend this tea as cold brew, to taste the full potential of its deep umami and sweetness.

Ways to Prepare

Our classic recipe for sencha brews a concentrated, full-bodied cup, with a beautiful balance of umami, astringency, and fragrance.
https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/standard-sencha-brew

Our classic recipe for sencha brews a concentrated, full-bodied cup, with a beautiful balance of umami, astringency, and fragrance.

1. Measure the leaves
2 tbsp. (10g / 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
2. Add hot water
210 mL (7 oz) 80°C (176°F)
Cool boiling water to 80°C by transferring once.
Silver kettle beside a porcelain teacup and porcelain kyusu with an arrow instructing to transfer tea from teacup to teapot
3. Brew
60 seconds
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
4. Serve
Pour out every last drop.
Enjoy in your favorite teacup or mug.
Pouring light green tea from white porcelain Hasami-yaki kyusu teapot with blue logo into white porcelain Japanese teacup
Cold brew with just ice and clean water to bring out sencha's full lushness, natural sweetness, and umami.
https://ippodotea.com/blogs/recipes-to-brew-japanese-tea/cold-brew-sencha

Cold brew with just ice and clean water to bring out sencha's full lushness, natural sweetness, and umami.

1. Measure the leaves
2 tbsp. (10g / 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
2. Add ice water
210 mL (7 oz) Chilled water
Pour chilled water to cover tea leaves.
Pouring water from glass carafe into white porcelain Hasami-yaki teapot containing Gyokuro green tea leaves and ice cubes
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
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
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