Frequently Ask Question

Q. - Why wasn't the green tea I bought at the store actually "green?"

A. - Mostly likely, because of one of the following reasons....

• Freshness - Green tea in Japan is harvested 3-4 times per year. The first harvest is considered to be the best by far. Most of the green tea you will find on the internet and at stores comes from the later harvests. The shelf-life of a bag of quality, unopened green tea is about six months. You can stretch this out to almost a year by keeping the unopened bag in the refrigerator. However, once a bag is opened, the clock starts to tick and the shelf life drops to about 2~3 months! Avoid like the plague old products that have been sitting on the shelf for who knows how long.
• Exposure to oxygen - Since exposure to oxygen is one of enemies of green tea, packaging in bags that have the oxygen replaced with nitrogen is key. Avoid anything that is not sealed in air-tight containers, with the oxygen being replaced by nitrogen.
• Source - The fact is, the finest green tea comes from Japan. There is a large glut of cheap, inferior, late harvest green tea from China on the market.

Q. - Why is green tea so expensive?

A. - Mostly likely, because of one of the following reasons....