Kabuse means “covered tea”, referring to its production process that is quite similar to gyokuro. As a matter of fact, kabuse is right between gyokuro and sencha, and combines the flavors and tastes of those two kinds of tea. If you enjoy the refreshing flavor of sencha and the sweet and umami taste of gyokuro, you will definitely appreciate kabuse.
Kabuse is a delicious and fine tea but quite rare as it represents less than 5% of the total production of green tea in Japan.
After brewing, it shows a very light green color, most probably the lightest green color among all green teas.
Kabuse Shiro Hikone is faithful to the best Kabuse and we are proud to be able to provide it to our customers