Hojicha Kiniro (jap. Hōjicha Kiniro 焙じ茶 = „Rösttee“; „kiniro" = "golden color“) is an (unshaded) Bancha tea picked after the first Sencha harvest in June that after its processing to a green tea is subjected to an intensive roasting process. It comes from the region of Wazuka, located in central Japan, near the cities of Kyoto and Osaka. The special…
The tradition of comparably cheap Bancha teas has been an integral part of Japan's everyday-culture for centuries. What makes this Bancha a Hojicha is the intensive roasting of the tea leafes after their initialy green tea processing. The result is a tasty thirst quencher, which due to is low caffeine content is also nicely suitable for children, caffeine-sensitive people as…
