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>>8904416

As far as I understand it, karigane is a little bit different, although the terminology is a little muddled in the West. Kukicha is mostly stems and other assorted material that didn't make the cut as sencha, but it's usually made from nibancha (second harvest sencha, low grade stuff) or bancha (latest, lowest value harvest of the season). It's almost always sold roasted.

Karigane is most often made from high-quality ichibancha ('first harvest') sencha stems, but the better karigane is made from gyokuro stems. Sometimes it's roasted, but I like even better 'green', meaning unroasted.

Karigane is a gentler, sweeter flavour than sencha, but is generally looked down upon in the world of tea. Actually, because it's sweet, cheap and difficult to overbrew, I think it's something we should start recommending to beginners.

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