We often hear people say,

”We just put a tea bag and boiling water into a cup and drink it. Right?”

Surely, we can have good enough tea that way.  It is true that simplicity is the merit of a tea bag, but if you follow the next direction, you will notice the amazing change in taste.

If you are too busy to spare that time, it is okay to just add hot water, but if possible, please cool your hot water just a while and brew your tea bag at a proper water temperature.

Water temperature is the most important even when you make tea using a tea bag.

If you pour too hot water, you cannot draw out the primary taste of the tea.

The hotter the water temperature is, the more catechin and tannin are extracted, which make the tea astringent and bitter.  I often heard, ”I don’t like the astringency of tea.”  In many cases, such tea was made by pouring too hot water.

The hotter the water temperature is, the more catechin and tannin are extracted, which make the tea astringent and bitter.  In the past I often heard people say,

”I don’t like the astringency of tea.”

In many cases such tea was made by pouring too hot water.

If you make tea, using a little cool hot water and taking a long brewing time, theanine is extracted, which gives the tea sweetness and umami. 

The tea will be quite delicious and will have a relaxing effect.

We can drink supreme Sayama-tea at ease even if we do not have a ”kyusu”teapot.  Each Single Origin Tea has different characteristics.  Please find your favorite tea for yourself.