Pan-Fried Fujikaori (Kamairicha)

Vibe: Jasmine-orchid florals meet toasted chestnut and sweet corn. Crisp, silky, clean. 💚🔥

Why You’ll Love It

• Flavor: jasmine, orchid, toasted rice, roasted chestnut, sweet corn, snap pea, hint of yuzu zest
• Mouthfeel: crisp-silky start that turns gently round
• Bitterness: low and refreshing (not sharp)
• Aftertaste: floral-nutty with a light caramelized sugar echo

Origin & Craft

• Style: Japanese kamairicha (pan-fried green tea)
• Cultivar: Fujikaori
• Process: pan-fired to lock in perfume, then gently dried (no grassy steam tone)
• Caffeine: low to moderate (daytime friendly)

How to Brew (Hot)

• Leaf: 5–6 g
• Water: 180 ml
• Temp: 75–78 °C
• Time: 70–90 s (1st infusion)
• Re-steeps: 2nd at 80 °C for 30–45 s, 3rd at 82–85 °C for 60 s

Pro tip: Gentle pour; avoid aggressive swirling to keep that jasmine-like top note intact.

Cold Brew (Crisp & Perfumey)

• Leaf: 10 g
• Water: 1 L cold
• Time: 4–6 h in the fridge, then strain
• Optional: add a thin strip of yuzu or calamansi peel during steep; remove when serving

Barista Mode (Iced Latte)

“Jasmine Corn Cream Fujikaori”

• Concentrate: 5 g tea in 120 ml at 78 °C for 2 min (yields about 70 ml)
• Milk: 120–180 ml (oat or fresh)
• Syrup: 5 ml toasted-corn syrup (1:1 sugar and corn water)
• Ice: 250–300 g
• Foam: 15–20 g unsweetened cold foam on top, sprinkle crushed toasted rice

Pairs With

Butter mochi, polvoron, salt-and-pepper mushroom “chicharon,” and light grilled saba.

What’s Inside

• Ingredients: 100% Japanese green tea (Fujikaori)
• Allergens: none. Packed in a facility that does not handle nuts.

Format & Storage

• Sizes: 30 g | 50 g | 100 g
• Best By: 12 months from roast or pack date
• Storage: airtight, cool, dark place. Refrigeration okay; avoid moisture and odors.

Tasting Notes (At a Glance)

• Sweetness: 3.5/5
• Umami: 2/5
• Floral: 4/5
• Toast/Nutty: 3/5
• Astringency: 2/5
• Grassiness: 1.5/5

Serving Ideas

• Fujikaori Highball (non-alc): 60 ml strong concentrate plus 150 ml soda plus 6–8 ml lemon syrup, big ice, express peel.
• Fujikaori Spritz: 60 ml cold brew plus 120 ml tonic, calamansi mist.