In Japan a number of teas are commonly consumed iced during the summer. Among the most common are mugicha (barley tea), hojicha (roasted green tea), and among the tea elite kukicha (leaf stem tea).
Tips for making delicious iced tea:
- hot steep an extra concentrated amount of tea and ice it to counteract dilution by the melting ice
- steep a regular strength tea and freeze it into ice cubes to prevent dilution
- cold steep a pitcher of tea using cold water and leaving it overnight in your refrigerator (use 1.5x - 2x more tea than you would for a cup, and use 500 ml - 1 liter of water). It's important to refrigerate it to prevent bacteria from growing!
Furuichi Seicha
Furuichi Seicha #13: Karigane Kukicha Green Tea Leaf Stems かりがね(茎茶)
From JPY ¥550
Available
NaturaliTea
NaturaliTea #10: 2022 & 2023 Kukicha Midori, Green Tea Leaf Stems
From JPY ¥380
Available
Morita Tea Garden
Morita Tea Garden #04: 2023 Sayama Karigane (Premium Stem Tea) 雁が音
From JPY ¥400
Available
Kurihara Tea Farm
Kurihara Tea #15: 2023 Gyokuro Shiraore (Karigane Kukicha) Leaf Stem Tea 玉露白折
From JPY ¥450
Available
Tarui Tea Farm
Tarui Tea Farm: Sannen Bancha, Roasted Three-Year Aged Tea Stems 三年仕込み 棒番茶
From JPY ¥400
Available
Takeo Tea Farm
Takeo Tea Farm: Hojicha Roasted Green Tea, Superior (Summer) 上ほうじ茶
From JPY ¥500
Available
Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms
Obubu KY009: Kyobancha - Winter-grown, Roasted Green Tea
From JPY ¥200
Available
Kurihara Tea Farm
Kurihara Tea #12: 2023 Shiraore Stem Tea Infused with Matcha 抹茶入り白折
From JPY ¥350
Available
Furuichi Seicha
Furuichi Seicha: #14 Karigane Kukicha with Uji Matcha 宇治抹茶入り雁金 (100g)
From JPY ¥340
Available
NaturaliTea
NaturaliTea #09: Superior Hojicha Roasted Green Tea (Spring Harvest) 上ほうじ茶
From JPY ¥330
Available
Dokodemosora Tea Farm
Dokodemosora #02: Naturally Grown Wakayama Superior Hojicha Roasted Green Tea
From JPY ¥400
Available
Yokota Tea Garden
Yokota Tea Garden #01: Kuki (Stems) Hojicha, Summer Harvest from Sayama, Saitama
From JPY ¥350
Available
Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms
Obubu KY013: Roasted Summer Tencha Stems & Veins - Tsugumi (Tenbone Hojicha)
From JPY ¥450
Available
Takeo Tea Farm
Takeo Tea Farm: Hojicha Roasted Green Tea (Autumn) 農薬不使用 有機ほうじ茶
From JPY ¥1,150
Available
