Kagoshima

Appearance. Grands Jardins describes the colour as amber-ochre with golden highlights.^[2]

Tasting Notes. Grands Jardins lists notes of iodine, cacao and grilled, also given as iodine, cocoa and toasted. It describes a delicate roast with marine notes, in the tradition of Japanese hojicha.^[2]

In an October 2025 Grands Jardins video, the speaker describes Kagoshima as pure and lightly roasted, evoking puffed rice, cereal and breakfast.^[6]

A May 2026 Grands Jardins post describes Kagoshima as volcanic and roasted.^[4]

A 4 October 2023 article described the Kagoshima hojicha selected for restaurant AM as roasted at 200°C, with notes of iodine, vegetal character and toasted cereals.

A July 2025 Grands Jardins post pairs Kagoshima with eel with greens, a signature dish by chef Mallory Gabsi.^[7]

Grands Jardins recommends Kagoshima with a beluga caviar ball, grilled heirloom fall vegetables, a trio of aged Bellota, a medley of crunchy coffee beans, opera cake with gold leaf, and tiramisu with Tonka bean shavings.^[2]

A July 2026 interview suggests fall's grilled heirloom vegetables and a trio of aged Bellota.^[5]

A May 2026 Grands Jardins post suggests sea urchin, caviar, brandade, leeks with vinaigrette and eel.^[4]

Grands Jardins declares Kagoshima's ingredients as green tea (100%) and water.^[2]

Green Tea (Kuki Hojicha) -- Roasted Base. The tea is a Japanese kuki hojicha green tea from Kyushu. Grands Jardins lists it as an autumn 2024 harvest, roasted at 180°.^[1]

A July 2026 interview gives a fall 2023 harvest for Kagoshima.^[5]

Water -- Dedicated Water. Grands Jardins states that Kagoshima is made with a dedicated water.^[1]

Specifications. Grands Jardins declares the following nutritional values per 100 ml.^[2]

• Energy: 1 kcal (4 kJ)
• Protein: 0.1 g
• Carbohydrates: 0.1 g, of which sugars 0.1 g
• Salt, fat and saturated fatty acids: negligible

Production. Grands Jardins states that Kagoshima is produced in France.^[1]

Ingredients Policy. Grands Jardins states that Kagoshima contains no sugar and no preservatives, is very low in theine, and is alcohol-free. It describes the tea as organically grown, harvested and prepared in a garden overlooking Kagoshima.^[1],[2]

Kagoshima is a Japanese kuki hojicha green tea in the Grands Jardins range, from a garden overlooking the town of Kagoshima on the southwestern tip of Kyushu. Grands Jardins states that the tea is harvested and processed in that garden, where it grows in the shadow of volcanoes.^[1],[2]

Grands Jardins describes Kagoshima as a bouquet of tea twigs of shadow and light, with a roasted character. A May 2026 Grands Jardins post calls it a blend of land and sea, a child of the volcano.^[3],[4]