Karigane Kukicha

A mild, slightly sweet green tea made mainly from stems and therefore relatively low in caffeine, karigane is nonetheless rich in umami/amino acids. Karigane teas are made from the stems of premium senchas or gyokuros, while kukichas are made from the stems of banchas or simple senchas. We offer classic sencha and gyokuro varieties, as well as fruity flavoured blends and delicately roasted kukicha, all sourced directly from leading tea farms in Japan and tested in a German lab.

Mild karigane blended with high-quality sencha, making for a particularly refreshing tea. Straightforward in flavour with a subtly sweet umami, these low-caffeine green teas are ideal for enjoying in the evening.

Karigane made from high-quality gyokuro, also available dusted with matcha powder. These kariganes are extremely creamy and have distinctly more umami – the luxury version of the "tea of tea farmers".

Highly aromatic karigane blends with completely natural ingredients. The fruity and fresh yuzu blend is a delicious tea either hot or cold, with citrusy notes of grapefruit and orange, while the sakura blend, with organically grown sakura leaves from Japan, has an enticing fruity cherry bouquet as well as an incomparably delicate mouthfeel.

Sourced from the best location in Shizuoka, these deeply roasted stem teas offer a soft sweetness. The bo hojicha consists of the finest roasted stems of the tea plant, which produce a deeply aromatic infusion. A very special kukicha is the alkaline sannenbancha, which has matured for a full 3 years and, in addition to the delicate roasted aromas, has a certain minerality to it and a particularly large number of polysaccharides.

Karigane Kukicha

Karigane Sencha

Umami Karigane

Flavoured Karigane Blends

Roasted Kukicha