Pineapple Sencha Green Tea - Tropical Ripple | O2H TEA

熱帶の漣 (Tropical Ripple) is a pineapple sencha — Japanese sencha green tea with matcha powder and candied pineapple. Grassy, sweet and vivid green in the cup.

Taste

Japanese sencha brings a fresh, grassy, faintly marine character that Chinese greens do not have, and the matcha powder deepens the colour and adds a creamy, savoury weight. Candied pineapple sits over the top — tropical and sweet, but it reads as fruit rather than lolly. Bright, full and unmistakably green.

What's inside

• Sencha green tea — from Japan, steamed rather than pan-fired, which is what gives it the grassy, vivid character.
• Matcha powder — for depth of colour and a creamy body.
• Candied pineapple pieces — for tropical sweetness.

How to brew

Use one teaspoon (about 2–3 g) per cup. Sencha is temperature-sensitive: pour water at 70–80°C and steep just 60–90 seconds. Boiling water will make it bitter and dull the colour. Superb iced — brew double-strength and pour over ice.

When to drink it

Daytime. A good desk tea, an iced summer drink, or something bright after training.

Part of the O2H green tea collection — blended for Australian palates and packed in Melbourne in biodegradable packaging. New to Japanese green tea? Read what sencha is and how to brew it.

Frequently asked questions

How much caffeine is in a pineapple sencha?
Green tea typically carries about 25–45 mg of caffeine per cup, and the matcha powder pushes this blend toward the upper end of that range — matcha is the whole leaf, so it brings more caffeine than steeped leaf alone.

What is the difference between sencha and Chinese green tea?
Sencha is steamed, which preserves a fresh, grassy, almost marine character and a vivid green colour. Most Chinese greens are pan-fired, giving a nuttier, mellower cup. Sencha is also more sensitive to hot water.

Why is my sencha bitter?
Water that is too hot, or steeped too long. Sencha wants 70–80°C and 60–90 seconds — no more. If you brew it like black tea, it will turn bitter and lose the green colour.