Thoughts on Kukicha?

[Chip]

I love "Karigane" . High Grade kukicha is called "Karigane" in Uji.
Karigane is very sweet. so you can make tasty green tea if you doesn't have advanced skill to prepare Japanese tea

Please google "K a r i g a n e" and "U j i"!
I recommend A ki b a m a r t's, if that helps.

Interestingly, Gary is not in London it seems, but somewhere in or near Tokyo. Draw your own conclusions ...

I have edited "Gary's" post so the vendor will not draw search results, etc.

[Sam.]

I do like kukicha. To me, it has a milder taste than my other Japanese tea of choice, fukamushicha. It's easier to brew and just has a different flavour profile.

[Seeker]

Well, how about a teeny revival of Kukicha/Karigane topic?
This is actually a tea I am returning to.
Just received a pkg of organic kukicha from rishi today.
Had two infusions. Really liked it. Very evident tannins - mmmm. Like.

Question - does kukicha have a higher level of caffeine? In the 2 or 3 hours following my draughts, I felt, well, an odd level of what I can only call anxiety like symptoms. Kukicha is the only thing I did different today.
Wondering if stems might contain higher levels of caffeine or some other compound?

Sure like the tea tho! On another day when I don't have to see clients, I'll try again, see if I get the same experience.

[teaisme]

from what I have read from various vendor websites, it has very little caffeine.
I guess it also depends on what the kukicha is blended with, because most of the times its not just straight kukicha, but even then I imagine the caffeine to be low

How hot was the water that you used?

[Seeker]

160f; 1st infusion 30sec, 2nd, as close to 0sec as possible.

[Chip]

mmmmm, kukicha.

I am not 100% convinced that kukicha is extremely low in caffeine, but it is lower.