Gyokuro's Stem Tea

Karigane

Karigane is kukicha made from the good stems — those separated from gyokuro and high-grade sencha rather than everyday leaf. Because the parent plants were shade-grown, it is rounder and more umami-rich than ordinary twig tea.

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Qué es Karigane?

Karigane is kukicha made from the good stems — those separated from gyokuro or high-grade sencha rather than from everyday leaf. Because the parent plants were shade-grown, the stems carry that same theanine sweetness, and the cup is noticeably rounder and more umami-rich than ordinary twig tea. In Kyoto it is also known as shiraore, and it has long been the tea drinkers' own tea: modest by weight next to gyokuro, but made from the same material. Brew it cooler than kukicha to keep the sweetness forward, and give it two or three infusions. It is low enough in caffeine to drink right through the afternoon.

Más información

¿Qué define? Karigane

Cómo se cultiva y se elabora, a qué sabe y cómo se prepara.

Tipo de té

Green tea

Tratamiento

Stems separated from gyokuro or high-grade sencha, then steamed and dried.

Gusto

Vegetal, fruity, rounded sweetness

Cafeína

~22 mg per serving (5 g)

Sombreado

About 3 weeks — the parent plants are shade-grown

Composición de las hojas

Stems from gyokuro and high-grade sencha

Temperatura del agua

60°C (140°F)

Hora de preparar la cerveza

2 minutes

Número de infusiones

3

How to Make
Karigane Like a Pro

Brew karigane cooler than kukicha to keep the sweetness forward — the stems come from shade-grown plants, and a lower temperature is what draws that out. Higher temperatures may lead to bitterness.

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Heat the water in a kettle

Heat the Water

Heat water to 60°C (140°F).
Add the tea leaves to the teapot

Add the Leaves

Add 5 g of leaves to a kyusu teapot.
Let the tea steep in the teapot

Steep

Pour 150 ml of water and steep for 2 minutes.
Pour the tea from the teapot into the cup

Pour & Brew Again

Pour out every drop, then brew the same leaves 2 more times (20 seconds each).

Nivel de cafeína en Karigane

~22 mg per serving (5 g)

How Karigane Is Made

Desde el campo hasta la hoja terminada, los cinco pasos que hay detrás de cada lote.

Shade Grown Tea Leaves

20+ Days

1st Harvest

Spring

Steamed and Dried

Stems Separated from Gyokuro Leaf

Graded and Blended

Why Organic Karigane Fields Make a Difference

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We ship from warehouses in the US, the EU and Japan — whichever is closest to you. US and EU orders arrive in 4–12 business days; the handful of countries served from Japan take around 10. Business days count from dispatch rather than from when you order, and exclude weekends and public holidays. You'll get a tracking number by email the moment your parcel leaves the warehouse.

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Japanese green tea covers an enormous range, and choosing online isn't easy. If you've tried yours and it isn't for you, email info@nioteas.com within 30 days with your order number and a line on what you didn't enjoy. We'll send a different tea of equal or lower value, free. Nothing to post back — keep it, share it, or try brewing it cooler. Once per order.

Email info@nioteas.com within 30 days with your order number and a photo. We'll approve it, cover the return postage with a prepaid label or a reimbursement, and refund you — no restocking fee. Refunds go to your original payment method within 2 business days of the return reaching us; your bank may take another 5–20 to show it.

Unopened items in their original packaging can be returned within 30 days. Tea is sealed for hygiene, so opened packs can't come back — but the swap above covers exactly that situation. Return postage is yours unless the item arrived damaged, defective or incorrect.

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info@nioteas.com or +41 79 751 83 88. We reply within 2 business days, usually much sooner, in English.

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