Tokyo Green Tea

Japanese Bancha green tea with toasted sesame seeds and a hint of caramel—a smooth, savory-sweet blend inspired by the elegant desserts of Tokyo.

The Experience

Tokyo Green Tea explores a flavor combination that feels both unexpected and beautifully balanced: toasted sesame and caramel over Japanese Bancha green tea.

The Bancha provides a smooth green-tea foundation, toasted sesame seeds contribute warm, nutty, and savory character, and caramel flavor adds just enough sweetness to soften the edges.

This tea is a medium-bodied, smooth, and gently dessert-inspired tea where savory and sweet meet without overwhelming the tea underneath. Enjoy it plain and let the contrast between toasted sesame, caramel, and Japanese green tea do the work.

Tasting Notes

Top: Toasted sesame • Gentle caramel
Mid: Japanese green tea • Nutty, savory notes
Finish: Smooth • Toasted • Softly sweet
Body: Medium

Why You’ll Love It

• Made with Japanese Bancha green tea
• Real toasted sesame seeds add nutty, savory character
• Caramel flavor provides a gentle sweet contrast
• Medium-bodied and smooth
• Dessert-inspired without becoming overly sweet
• A distinctive combination of savory and sweet
• Best enjoyed plain so the sesame and caramel can shine

Tea, Origin & Ingredients

Tea Type: Flavored Green Tea
Green Tea Style: Bancha
Tea Origin: Japan
Ingredients: Green tea, toasted sesame seeds, caramel flavor
Flavor Profile: Toasted Sesame • Caramel • Green Tea
Caffeine: Caffeinated
Body: Medium
Classification: Flavored

How to Brew

Use approximately 1 heaping teaspoon per 8 oz / 237 ml of water at 175°F / 79°C. Steep for 3 minutes.

We recommend trying Tokyo Green Tea plain first. Milk or additional sweetener can obscure the subtle balance between the savory sesame, green tea, and caramel. It is also worth trying iced for a lighter interpretation of its toasted, dessert-inspired character.

Perfect For

Tokyo Green Tea is especially suited to Japanese-tea explorers, sesame lovers, dessert-tea drinkers, afternoon tea, after-dinner sipping, or anyone intrigued by combinations that balance savory and sweet. Pair it with sesame cookies, mochi, vanilla cake, shortbread, dark chocolate, caramel desserts, roasted nuts, or lightly sweet pastries.

Inspired by Tokyo's Sweet Side

Tokyo Green Tea was inspired by the refined and creative desserts found throughout Japan's capital city. Rather than recreating one particular Japanese dessert, the blend takes inspiration from a flavor contrast that works especially well in sweets: toasted, nutty sesame alongside gentle sweetness.

Caramel brings familiarity, while sesame moves the tea into more savory territory. The result is a tea inspired by Tokyo rather than a traditional Tokyo tea—a playful blend that uses Japanese green tea as the foundation for a modern dessert experience.

Tokyo Green Tea vs. Genmaicha

Both teas combine Japanese green tea with toasted flavors, but they get there in very different ways.

Tokyo Green Tea (This Tea)
Toasted Sesame • Caramel • Savory-Sweet
→ Best for: a dessert-inspired Japanese green tea with contrasting sweet and savory flavors

Genmaicha Green Tea
Toasted Rice • Nutty • Savory
→ Best for: experiencing the classic combination of green tea and toasted brown rice

The comparison is especially useful because it lets you distinguish toasted sesame from toasted rice, while Tokyo adds another dimension through caramel. For an even deeper roasted character, explore Hojicha, where the tea leaf itself is roasted.

Packaging: Our loose teas are sold by the ounce and packaged in food-grade resealable bags.

Explore the Toasted Side of Japanese Green Tea

Begin with Tokyo Green Tea for toasted sesame and caramel over Japanese Bancha. Then compare it with Genmaicha, where toasted brown rice provides the nutty character, and Hojicha, where roasting transforms the tea leaf itself.

Together, the three teas offer an interesting tasting lesson: toasted sesame, toasted rice, and roasted tea leaves can all create warmth and nuttiness, but each produces a distinctly different cup.