• White packaging with SUGI label featuring a logo and text on a white background
  • SUGI Green tea leaves in a white plate on a white background
  • Flavor profile chart for Sugi Organic Bancha with color, aroma, and taste descriptors.
  • Illustration of tea brewing process with text on how to brew Bancha tea.
  • Map of Japan highlighting Shizuoka with a tea plantation image and text about organic mountain-grown tea.
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SUGI Organic Japanese Bancha Green Tea

SUGI Organic Japanese Bancha Green Tea

$22.00 AUD
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SUGI - Certified Organic Single Cultivar Bancha from Shizuoka

SUGI is a humble yet expressive green tea that captures the gentle essence of autumn. Crafted from autumn-harvest Yabukita leaves grown under the late-summer sun, it carries the aroma of dry leaves and warm earth — mellow, herbal with a soft hint of astringency that lingers like the cool air of early fall.

What Makes SUGI Special?

  • A Harvest of Character: Crafted from the autumn flush, when tea leaves mature and develop a bolder, more robust flavour. This later harvest naturally yields a tea higher in catechins and lower in caffeine, creating a gentle yet invigorating brew.
  • Pioneering Organic Farm: Grown by a family-run farm in Fujieda, Shizuoka that has led Japan’s organic tea movement since the 1970s. Certified organic under the Japanese Agricultural Standards (JAS), the tea is cultivated using time-honoured, chemical-free methods that honour the soil and the seasons
  • Pure & Honest: Produced without synthetic pesticides or additives, every cup of SUGI reflects the purity of nature and the integrity of craftsmanship

An Everyday Green Tea with Depth

While SUGI follows the same steaming, rolling, and drying process as Sencha, its larger, flatter leaves create a distinct profile — mellow, softly vegetal like the clean air of autumn. Low in caffeine and gentle on the body, it’s the perfect tea for quiet evenings, embodying balance, warmth, and calm.

Key Features

+ Certified Organic by Japanese Agricultural Standards (JAS)

+ Grown in Fujieda, Shizouka, Japan

+ 100% single cultivar - Yabukita

+ Autumn Harvest

+ Net Weight: 50g

FLAVOUR PROFILE

AROMA

Mild vegetal aroma with notes of warm hay, dry leaves and subtle hints of herbs

TASTE

Mellow, softly vegetal, clean and flavourful, with minimal bitterness and low astringency

HOW TO ENJOY IT?

SUGI Bancha's mellow, low-caffeine profile makes it a gentle and comforting choice, perfect for winding down before sleep or as a refreshing accompaniment to meals

  1. Heat Water: Heat up filtered water, cool it down using a water cooler to around 80-90°C
  2. Measure Tea: Add 5g (approx. 1-2 teaspoon) of tea leaves per 250ml of water to your teapot
  3. Steep: Steep for around 1 minute for the 1st infusion. For subsequent infusions, extend the time to 1-2 minutes
  4. Pour: Pour the tea into your cup (or back to the water cooler), make sure to get every last drop to prevent the leaves from over-steeping.
  5. Enjoy: Its full-bodied flavour holds up well to multiple infusions

STORAGE TIPS

To keep your tea leaves fresh, store them in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, moisture and odours. Ensure the bag is tightly sealed, and gently press out as much air as possible before closing it

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