Hojicha Roasted Green Tea vs Shizuoka First-Flush Sencha

Roasting a green tea drops its caffeine and changes it completely.

Hojicha Roasted Green TeaShizuoka First-Flush Sencha

Measured comparison of Hojicha Roasted Green Tea and Shizuoka First-Flush Sencha
	Hojicha Roasted Green Tea	Shizuoka First-Flush Sencha
Caffeine	20 mg	30 mg
Serving	8 oz cup (240ml)	8 oz cup
Strength (per 100 ml)	8.3 mg	12.7 mg
Acidity	Low	Low
Category	Green	Green
Origin	Kyoto, Japan	Shizuoka, Japan
Best for	Teapot & mug	Teapot & mug
Water	90°C	75°C
With milk	Either way	Either way
Tastes of	Toasted Rice, Caramel, Cedar	Fresh Cut Grass, Edamame, Ocean Breeze

Which one, for what

Worked out from the two records above rather than asserted, so nothing here can contradict the table.

A hard morning startToo close to call
Both land at roughly the same dose — 20 mg against 30 mg.
Drinking it after sixHojicha Roasted Green Tea
Lower caffeine wins here, and at a five-hour half-life the gap matters more than it looks.
A sensitive stomachToo close to call
Hojicha Roasted Green Tea is low acidity; Shizuoka First-Flush Sencha is low. Acidity is only part of why a drink provokes reflux, but it is the part you can choose.
Taking it with milkToo close to call
Hojicha Roasted Green Tea: either way. Shizuoka First-Flush Sencha: either way.
Something to sit and pay attention toToo close to call
Both score similarly on aroma, so this one comes down to which flavours you prefer.
Making it without special equipmentToo close to call
Hojicha Roasted Green Tea wants teapot & mug; Shizuoka First-Flush Sencha wants teapot & mug.

sweetnessmuch the same

acidityFirst-Flush Sencha noticeably higher

bitternessFirst-Flush Sencha noticeably higher

bodyFirst-Flush Sencha noticeably higher

aromamuch the same

Comparative editorial positions within this catalogue, calibrated so entries can be ranked against one another. Not laboratory measurements.