Decaf Sencha Kyushu

Decaffeinated Sencha Kyushu Green Tea

100g bag £8.90
500g bag £35.60 (price includes a 20% discount)

This Chinese green tea is decaffeinated using the CO2 method. The liquor (infusion) is dark yellow with a sweetish, slightly grassy and toasty flavour.

Origin: China
Preparation: Use freshly boiled filtered water 80°C.
Allow 1-2 slightly heaped teaspoon of tea for 300ml cup.
Infuse 2-3 min.
Tip: Decaf teas can make lighter infusions. If you find 1 teaspoon is not enough, add between half a teaspoon or a full teaspoon more.

CO2 method of decaffeination: This way is known as a natural method to decaffeinate tea as it doesn’t use any harsh chemicals. The tea leaves are put into a container and then naturally occurring CO2 is pumped in at a very high pressure. At high pressures and temperatures CO2 reaches, what is known as, the super-critical state where this naturally occurring gas becomes somewhat liquid and with its small, non-polar molecules it attracts the small caffeine molecules and removes them from the tea leaves.