Vibrant green Sencha blended with rice kernels.
Popcorn tea was originally drunk by poor Japanese, as the rice served as a filler and reduced the price of the tea; today it is enjoyed by all those who love a toasty, nutty tea.
Appearance:
Dry Leaf: Matt green, neatly rolled leaves scattered with light red-brown kernels, flecked with popped rice.
Wet Leaf: Nettle-green, finely chopped and flecked with swollen rice grains.
Liquor: Pale grass-green with yellow hues.
Aroma:
Dry Leaf: Soft, green tea freshness with cereal sweetness.
Liquor: Nettley, fresh cut spring plants with gentle toasted rice and buckwheat notes.
Taste: Rich, complex, multi-layered with vivid grassy freshness of green tea being filled out by toasty grain fullness.
Zhejiang Province, China