The Collection
Japanese Tea
This first tea lineup is built from the Sugimoto teas we believe fit Chado best: an everyday sencha, a roasted evening tea, a reserve gyokuro, and two more story-rich senchas from Shizuoka.
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Shizuoka, Japan
Morning Steam Sencha
A deep-steamed sencha from Shizuoka with a fuller body than a lighter spring sencha. Sugimoto finishes it with a high-heat roast that gives the cup warmth, a steady savory sweetness, and a lingering umami finish. It is vivid without being sharp, and reliable across multiple infusions. This is the tea that should explain our point of view in the first sip.
$28
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Shizuoka
Quiet Ember Hojicha
Roasted in Shizuoka from earlier-harvest kukicha and sencha rather than lower-grade late-summer bancha. The result is warm and toasty, with a gentle sweetness and a soft, settled finish. It is easy to recommend to first-time drinkers, but it does not read as a compromise tea. This is the bottle-of-red equivalent of the lineup: calm, familiar, and useful.
$24
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Yame, Fukuoka
Dewdrop Gyokuro
A traditional Yame gyokuro shaded for at least sixteen days and made from Oku Midori, Tsuyu Hikari, and Sae Midori cultivars. The cup is dense and quiet rather than flashy, with deep umami, sweet pea notes, and a thick mouthfeel that lingers. Sugimoto describes the aroma as rainforest-like, which is accurate in the best way: shaded, damp, and alive. This is the tea that signals Chado is serious.
$42
Sold OutShizuoka, Japan
Homare Spring Sencha
Made from carefully selected spring-harvest Yabukita from southwestern Shizuoka, then finished in Sugimoto's signature fukamushi style with a high-heat final roast. The cup is brothy and savory, with notes that lean toward green bean, edamame, and spring sweetness rather than bright grassiness. It is a premium sencha, but still unmistakably a tea for drinking rather than displaying. The name Homare means pride, and the tea reads that way.
$34
Sold OutKawane, Shizuoka
Sakura Kaori Sencha
A rare single-cultivar organic sencha grown by Taruwaki-san in Kawane, in the mountains along the Ooi River. Shizu-7132 is known for its natural sakura-like aroma, with floral lift, light umami, and a brisker structure than a deep-steamed sencha. It tastes distinctive without needing flavoring or ornament. This is the most interesting small-batch tea in Sugimoto's current public catalog.
$30
Sold OutOur Sourcing Promise
We are building the opening tea lineup carefully, starting with teas whose region, processing style, and producer story we can explain plainly and verify.
Nothing will come into stock until we are confident in quality, fit, and dependable supply. Until then, these pages are a clear view into what we are considering, not a promise before we are ready.