# Genmaicha Yamasaki Green Tea > Japanese sencha blended with toasted brown rice. Roasty, comforting, naturally lower in caffeine than a plain green. The popcorn-tea cup. - **URL:** https://sampsonecoshop.com/products/genmaicha-yamasaki-green-tea - **Type:** tea - **Brand:** THE METROPOLITAN TEA COMPANY LTD. - **Price:** 11.99 CAD - **Availability:** check store - **Tags:** greentea, replenishable, tea ## Description 🇯🇵 Japanese Green🍚 Toasted Rice☕ Lower Caffeine🌿 Loose Leaf The popcorn-tea cup — Japanese sencha layered with toasted brown rice, comforting and naturally lower in caffeine. Genmaicha was born of thrift: a way to stretch expensive green tea with cheap toasted rice. The accident produced one of Japan’s most-loved cups. The roasted, popped grains add a warm, almost bready depth that softens the green tea’s edge — and dilutes the caffeine in the bargain. The cup smells like fresh toast, brews pale gold, and tastes simultaneously vegetal and roasty. Easy to drink, gentle on the stomach, a perfect afternoon tea — the Japanese drink it more often after meals than at the start of the day. 🌿 Real Sencha Japanese steamed green tea base, not a generic green 🍚 Toasted Brown Rice Whole grains, some popped — warm, bready depth ✨ Lower Caffeine Naturally diluted — gentler than pure green tea ✨ **The Sampson Promise** We only put ingredients in our products that we would use on our own family. Every ingredient has a purpose. If it doesn’t need to be there, it isn’t. Type Green Tea (Genmaicha) Caffeine Lower Origin Japan Format Loose Leaf Steep Time 2–3 min Servings ~25 cups (50g) ## Tasting Notes 🍞 Toasted Rice Aroma Warm, nutty, almost the smell of fresh-toasted bread. The roasted rice is the cup’s anchor — present in the nose long before the leaf shows up. 🌿 Soft Sencha Body Body The green-tea base sits underneath the rice — a soft, light umami body that the rice rounds rather than masks. The cup tastes balanced, not weighted toward one or the other. ✨ Comforting Finish Aftertaste Roasty, slightly sweet, the kind of finish that makes you want to keep drinking. No bitterness if you stay within the steep window. ## How to Brew 01 Measure One level teaspoon (about 2g) per 8oz cup. 02 Heat the Water 80°C / 175°F. Cooler than for a black tea — sencha and toasted rice both turn bitter under boiling water. Bring water to a boil and let it stand 2–3 minutes. 03 Steep 2–3 Minutes Two minutes for a lighter cup, three for fuller toast character. Strain cleanly — over-steeping pushes the rice flavour toward bitter rather than warm. Water 80°C Time 2–3 min Per Cup 1 tsp Genmaicha re-steeps beautifully two or three times — the rice keeps releasing its flavour even after the green tea fades. Don’t throw the leaves out after the first cup. ## About the Tea 🌿 Japanese Sencha The Tea A real sencha base — steamed, rolled, and cut into the classic needle shape. Soft, slightly umami, the right partner for the rice. 🍚 Toasted Brown Rice The Toast Whole grains roasted until golden, with a small share popped white from the heat. The roasting is what gives the cup its characteristic warm, bready depth — and dilutes the caffeine of the leaf. ✨ Two Ingredients The Honesty Leaf and rice. The cup’s flavour is the relationship between them — no flavour oils, no sweeteners, no padding. In the tin Japanese sencha green tea, toasted brown rice (some popped). Origin & Sourcing Sencha-grade Japanese green tea blended with toasted brown rice — the classic genmaicha pairing. Originally born of thrift, now drunk for what it is: a warm, comforting cup with the umami of green tea and the bready warmth of fresh toast. ## Images - https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0571/5319/2067/files/genmaicha-yamasaki-green-tea-1455415.jpg?v=1780653430 - https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0571/5319/2067/files/genmaicha-yamasaki-green-tea-1974886.jpg?v=1780653430