Our loose leaf green teas cover the classic styles: grassy Organic Sencha Green Tea, tightly rolled Gunpowder Green Tea, floral Organic Jasmine Green Tea, our everyday Organic Green Tea, and Matcha Green Tea powder for whisking or lattes. Green tea tastes best brewed cooler than black tea, around 175–185°F for 2–3 minutes. New to green tea? Read our green tea guide.
Green tea is heated soon after picking to stop it oxidizing, which keeps it fresh, grassy and lighter in caffeine than black tea. How it is heated, how the leaf is shaped and whether anything is added make all the difference to the cup.
Steamed, Japanese-style teas like sencha taste grassy and crisp; pan-fired teas like gunpowder taste toastier.
Whole and rolled leaves brew a smoother cup than fine dust and can often be re-steeped.
Our jasmine tea is scented with real jasmine blossoms, not added flavoring.
Green tea is the most delicate tea to store, so we pack it to order.
All of our green teas are above. Here is how they differ.
Fresh, vegetal and bright.
More body, with a warm, slightly smoky note.
Powdered and whisked, with the most caffeine.
170–185°F, never boiling. Let boiling water rest 2–3 minutes if you have no thermometer. Sencha likes it a little cooler, 160–175°F.
2–3 minutes (sencha 1–2). Taste early: long steeps are the main cause of bitter green tea.
Cold brew 2 tablespoons in 32 oz of cold water in the fridge for 6–8 hours. Smooth, sweet and never bitter.
Whisk ½–1 teaspoon into 2–3 oz of 170–180°F water until frothy, then top with water or milk.
