Decaf Sencha Kyushu
Price range: £8.90 through £35.60
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.
