this is hojicha (焙じ茶), a roasted bancha which is considered a far lighter tea. it still has a rich flavor from the roasting. both iribancha and hojicha are still green teas.
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this is sencha (煎茶), a higher grade Japanese green tea. it is my personal favorite, though good quality can end up being fairly expensive. it has quite an "umami" flavor that can be unusual when trying it for the first time.
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this is gyokuro (玉露), one of the highest quality Japanese green teas. it is brewed very differently with a high concentration of leaves and low amount of water when brewed. gyokuro is more of an occasional tea.
a tiny fraction of the Japanese growers grow anything other than green tea. white, yellow, oolong, green, and black tea vary in oxidation levels that give them their classification.
this is a Japanese oolong originating from Fukuoka, something that can be difficult to find. it quite a bit lighter than a sencha but still has a rich taste.
this is a Japanese black tea, originating from Saga. this particular tea is grown among Oosmanthus flowers to create a perfumed tea. some flowers are also mixed during production. it is an absolutely amazing tea.
Can I order this anywhere?
finding good suppliers is difficult. i would recommend cheaper sencha's as well to get yourself familiar. i personally get all of my tea from Ippodo here in NYC (https://ippodotea.com/), but this is the kind of thing you shouldn't order off of Amazon.
well, not all but a good bit
I can, they have some in Australia, unsure of quality, however.
oooh im unfamiliar with Australia ordering, but you're not that far away from Japan so it's surely doable. i always suggest finding a store instead of ordering it
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