Iced Green Tea

Are you enjoying the sun?
Try iced green tea in the hot weather like this. It's so delicious, soothing, healthy and easy to make.

You can use loose leaf or teabag to make iced tea. Loose leaf always gives you its best flavor. But teabag is very convenient and tastes fantastic as well. Follow the instruction to make delicious iced green tea at home using large teabags.

SA Japanese Green Tea has three wonderful flavors of large teabags.
Sen Cha | Classic Green Tea
Hoji Cha | Roasted Green Tea
Genmai Cha | Green Tea with Roasted Brown Rice & Matcha

Now all the large teabags are 10% off through July!

Make a pitcher of iced green tea and enjoy it with your whole family. Or how about green tea on the rocks? Soothing emerald green and wonderful flavor will surely please your palate.

Key point of making delicious iced green tea is that you need to brew it thick with a little amount of hot water first. Then pour iced water or ice cubes to cool it immediately. It will lock in the flavor and slow down the oxidation.



Pitcher of Iced Green Tea

Drop a teabag in a pitcher. 1-2 teabags per quarter gallon depending on your preferences.

Add a little amount of hot water to brew the tea thick.

Pour iced water to cool it. Keep the pitcher in the fridge and use it up within a day to enjoy its freshness.












Green Tea On The Rocks

Drop a teabag in a glass.








Add a little amount of hot water to brew the tea thick.







Pour ice cubes and enjoy!

Visit Us at World Tea Expo in Las Vegas

Come Visit Us at Booth #416

Sugimoto America is excited to introduce our premium green tea at the World Tea Expo in Las Vegas. Please visit our booth and try varieties of Japanese green tea.

Meet the Maestro

Award-winning tea producer, Tea Maestro Sugimoto will join us from Japan. Come and chat with him or ask him questions. This will be a great opportunity to know more about Japanese green tea and its culture.

World Tea Expo 2011

June 24 - 26, 2011

Location: Las Vegas Convention Center

Address: 3000 Paradise Road

Las Vegas, NV 89109

www.worldteaexpo.com

"Drip Tea" Won New Product Award at World Tea Expo

We are very excited to announce that our new tea concept Drip Tea won the New Product Award at World Tea Expo 2011.

Drip Tea lets you enjoy the authentic green tea with no fuss. No tea pots needed. Just pour hot water into the filter placed on your cup. It brews perfectly just like brewing in a teapot. When you are done, just toss the filter. It’s that easy!
Unlike ordinary teabags, Drip Tea never brew tea too strong or too weak. Our revolutionary filter is designed to drip at a perfect speed to extract the delicious flavor of green tea.

We are introducing this new concept product at World Tea Expo in Las Vegas.
Visit us at Booth # 416 and meet our award-winning tea blender, Maestro Sugimoto. He will come from Japan just for this show.

World Tea Expo 2011
June 24 - 26, 2011
Las Vegas Convention Center

Shin Cha Report - Final

Young green tea leaves were harvested on May 9, 2011 for making Hachijyu Hachiya Shin Cha. Hachijyu Hachiya Shin Cha is our last Shin Cha (New Tea) product of 2011.

Maestro Sugimoto excitedly told us that green tea quality of this spring is excellent. "Aroma is delightful. We can enjoy delicious green tea this year. " said Maestro.

Hachijyu Hachiya Shin Cha was air-shipped from Japan on May 10, and it will be delivered to those who have placed an order soon.

Only 20 units of Hachijyu Hachiya Shin Cha are available now.
If you want to try the freshest green tea, please visit our online store.

Mother's Day Coupon for You!

Are you still looking for something for the Mother's Day?

Coupon Code: A050211MOM
5% off for purchase of $20 or more
Valid until the Mother's Day of May 8, 2011

Use this coupon to buy healthy green tea gifts for your loved ones.
You can choose any item from SA Japanese Green Tea online store.

Don't miss out our featured gift sets that are beautifully wrapped for this special occasion.

Shin Cha Report 3 - Making of Temomi Shin Cha

On April 27, the tea field was covered with beautiful young leaves and ready for harvest.
Maestro Sugimoto was a bit concerned about the weather since it looked like it could rain anytime. If rained, green tea cannot be harvested since wet leaves would affect steaming time, flavor and everything else.
Fortunately, the sky kept holding up for the entire morning and harvest was done successfully. Gathered leaves had to go through different processes immediately while they were still fresh and not oxidized. Maestro Sugimoto invited ten Temomi artisans for this occasion. It took about 8 hours from picking of leaves to the final product.

Temomi (hand-kneading) is vanishing technique in Japan. It is a long process and requires strength to perform hours of kneading. Temomi masters hope that young people carry on this tradition from generation to generation.

We are very pleased to introduce this special tea to the US consumers.
Temomi was shipped out from our factory yesterday and it's on its way to Seattle.
It will be sent out to our customers during the first and second week of May.
Thank you for waiting.














Farmers carefully pick young leaves.













Gathered tea leaves in a basket













Tea leaves being steamed.













Temomi artisans letting moisture escape quickly.













Different kneading technique is applied at each phase.













Ten Temomi artisans were invited to make this special tea.













How amazing each tea leaf is shaping into a roll.













Final drying process is crutial.













Temomi Shin Cha is completed!













Temomi Shin Cha 2011

Shin Cha Report 2 - Live Pictures from the Tea Farm

Our green tea is growing soundly and getting ready for the harvest. We are very excited to bring you the fresh green tea very soon.

April 5, 2011
Due to the cold spring weather in Shizuoka, green tea buds were still not showing and the harvest was expected to be later than usual.














April 16, 2011
Buds have finally started showing. The tea field was gradually turning into vivid green.














April 24, 2011
The tea field is covered with gorgeous young leaves, and the harvest date is set to be April 27.








































A section of the tea field is reserved for Temomi Shin Cha (hand-kneading green tea) and takes extra care.
On the harvest day of April 27, the traditional Temomi Shin Cha making will be performed to make the freshest green tea just for those who have pre-ordered this special tea.
If you have pre-ordered Temomi Shin Cha, please expect it to be delivered to you during the second week of May.














Bonus pic :-)
Tea Maestro's grand-daughter loves to play in the tea field.