- Origin : Kyoto, Japan
- Size : 50g (~25 servings) First flush tea
- Shade-grown for 10 days
Kabusecha is higher grade green tea, between Gyokuro and Sencha. Kabusecha is shade-grown like Gyokuro.
Shade-grown process reduce the astringency and increase the umami sweetness of the tea leaves. For Kabusecha, the shade-grown duration is half of Gyokuro, therefore the sweetness is lower than Gyokuro but higher than Sencha.
Kabusecha has both the refreshing taste of Sencha, and the sweetness of Gyokuro.