Sencha Yabukita

This premium Sencha from Ehime represents the essence of the Yabukita cultivar, Japan’s most widely grown and celebrated tea variety. While Zairai teas like our Sencha Zairai convey rustic individuality, Yabukita epitomizes refinement and balance—offering a taste profile that has become the benchmark of Japanese green tea.

In the cup, it is heavy and strong, a tea with presence designed for seasoned drinkers who appreciate structure and intensity. Its strength is not harsh but composed, bringing together sweetness, astringency, and bitterness in harmonious tension. This dynamic balance is what distinguishes Yabukita and justifies its premium value: every sip is layered, clean, and deeply satisfying.

Unlike gentler Sencha styles, this tea has a grown-up character, demanding attention and rewarding those who know what they are looking for. The aroma is unmistakeably Yabukita—fresh, green, slightly brisk—making it the perfect reference tea for understanding the cultivar at a high level of quality.

This Yabukita Sencha is not an everyday, casual cup. It is for connoisseurs seeking depth and balance in a single infusion. Properly brewed, it reveals a liquor that is dense, vivid, and lasting on the palate—a tea that asserts itself but stops just shy of overwhelming.

For those curious about the contrast, compare it to our Sencha Zairai. Where the Zairai charms with the light and mild comfort of old Zairai plants, Yabukita impresses with precision, strength, and clarity—the difference between tradition untamed and refinement distilled.