TOKYO TWILIGHT LIMITED RELEASE GREEN TEA BLEND

Regular price $20.00
To celebrate the opening of its Shibuya tasting room, Portland-based tea company Smith Tea released a limited edition tea called “Tokyo Twilight.” This tea is the first of their “City Series” of teas inspired by cities around the world.
A tea of unique character, Smith Tea offers this fresh take on sencha balanced with green rooibos, lively lemon peel and herbaceous juniper and lavender. Balanced and bright, perfect for that tender moment between day and night.

Ingredients: Sencha, green rooibos, juniper (cracked), tulsi, lavender and lemon peel.

Tasting Notes:Balsam fir, grapefruit, beeswax
For best flavor, bring spring or freshly drawn filtered water to 185 degrees (85 degrees Celsius). Steep one sachet for three minutes and don‰۪t miss your train.
from the Oregonian:
”To mark the occasion, Steven Smith Teamaker also debuted Tokyo Twilight, the first tea in its new “City Series,” which features teas inspired by different cities across the globe. Tokyo Twilight features sencha green tea, green rooibos, cracked juniper, tulsi, lavender and lemon peel. It is also available at the Portland tasting rooms.”

SENCHA

Japanese Green Tea

Slender needle-like leaves produce a deeply vegetal taste and aroma, ripe with notes of toasted rice and nori. The leaves are steamed to perfection to stop oxidation of the leaf, as well as to lock in their deep jade color and rich flavor.