kukicha
by adagio teas
(22 reviews)
A warm, rounded and playful green tea from Japan. Kukicha is a blend of tea leaves and tea leaf stems. The lightness of the stems translates into the cup as a sweet, white sesame seed or chestnut note. Tender quality to the texture, like soft white rice. Very balanced and, for a Japanese tea, very low in astringency. Steep at 180°F for 2 minutes
Recent reviews
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Zell Maestro
Loved this. Very vegetal and would probably make a good base in a soup broth. Comforting if you have a sore throat. Zero astringency, got multiple good steeps out of it.
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Julie W
Not a tea for me. Definitely quality tea, but I'm not a big green tea fan especially grassy green teas. Leaving this one for those who love green tea.
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Callie Pyke
Didn't love this. It was subtle, however it had a grassy undertone and aftertaste
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Janet Ross
This is a clean, vegetal-tasting green tea that steeps to a cloudy yellow and provides multiple steeps. It needs no sweetener and I enjoyed it both hot and iced!
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Cameron Kilchrist
I haven't decided how I feel about this tea within the scope of my personal tastes, but this tea is undeniably good. It's incredibly buttery with a lingering sweetness post-sip. Slightly vegetal and not quite as sencha-y as most had indicated (which is a shame because I *love* sencha), but still very good.
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Travis Rigg
Honestly, I found this tea to be at its best on a second infusion. It was overpoweringly sencha-y on a first infusion. Maybe you'll love that, but I *REALLY* dislike sencha. I find it to taste like raw grass. I know some people really like a grassy tea, but personally I don't. So overall, I'd say my dislike of this tea is just that I don't like it, not that it's bad
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Casey Covel
It's like a cross between matcha and genmai cha! Kukicha has the grassiness of matcha but the slight nuttiness of genmai cha--the best of both. With my first sip, I always fear that I'll get a bitter aftertaste, but that's never the case. Kukicha is never astringent. It's a light, soft tea and very well balanced. Very definitive "green" tea!
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Sleepy Greyhound
This yellow-green cup is delicious and easy to drink. It's smooth, soft and buttery with a full mouthfeel, little astringency and great flavors. Tastes of green vegetables and seaweed with a clean, lingering finish. Definitely a favorite!
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Cindi Drinks Tea
It's good, although very different from other (darker, roasted) kukichas I've had. Light, green, buttery, and clipped/dried grass-like in appearance.
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Greg Bancroft
It's very . . . grassy? Like someone mowed tge lawn and put it in my cup? Don't see the appeal at all.
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Michael M
This is an awesome Japanese green tea, nice and savory, brothy, with an almost celery-like aftertaste.
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Krista S
A light green tea with delightful nutty tones to the taste. Not astringent at all. A new favorite blend!
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Chelsea Windmoeller-Schmit
I tried this for adagio’s communiTEA. I think it tastes like grass. I’m not a fan.
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Cassandra Guild
This tea has a very leafy/grass quality without being overly bitter. I usually steep it at 170F for 1.5 minutes.
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Annie Katharine
This is one of my very favorite Japanese teas. Not too strong, just right.