Bancha tea

This is Bancha tea / 番茶.

It is called Iribancha / いり番茶 that made from Ippodo / 一保堂 at Kyoto.

The smell of the dry leaves is very  smoky , but the tea is very good taste.

The bancha is the lowest price in the Ippodo.

Bancha is the most love.

There are the bancha leaves.

The leaves are elongated branches and leaves were harvested after Gyokuro.

Then dry and roast.