Made from the select twigs and stems of carefully nurtured tea bushes that have matured at least 3 years before cutting mild and soothing with an earthy taste roasted twigs with a small proportion of roasted leaves an ideal drink for children and adult clearspring organic kukicha is a roasted twig tea with a rich toasty taste and a mild soothing effect clearspring organic kukicha is prepared at nagata chaen kyoto from select twigs and stems of the tea bushes harvested late in the season