"Ocha" de Mayo,2008

[Pentox]

by Pentox » May 8th, '08, 13:57

the same but i might try and find a cheap sencha i can ice but will still be good. if you have any recommendations for one i would love to hear it

came home and i resteeped the xiaguan puerh i had last night. i forgot to dump the leaves and thought why not. now have iced cold powdered sencha in my bottle

How cheap of a sencha are you looking for?

[olivierco]

by olivierco » May 8th, '08, 14:11

This afternoon Ippodo Sencha Kaboku (cold brewing, I overbrewed the first steep a little with 10 min).

[insanitylater]

by insanitylater » May 8th, '08, 14:17

actually now that i look at the price the o-cha daily sencha seems like it would be the best bet
http://www.o-cha.com/green-tea/daily-sencha.html

plus i know it will probably be fairly good

[Chip]

by Chip » May 8th, '08, 14:58

First TeaDay post and I am on page 3. I do not think I adjust my tea drinking much when it gets warm or hot. I keep saying I will get back to drinking more iced tea, which I pride myself in my iced tea brewing. I jusy like tea hot more times than not. As a result, I am a bit out of practice brewiing iced tea.

In my cup, my 4th crack at this sencha...much better brewed cooler and a little less leaf. Still, last years was clearly better. But this is quite good.

Now that I kinda nailed this one...I can open another. Likely Kirameki.

[olivierco]

by olivierco » May 8th, '08, 15:05

In my cup, my 4th crack at this sencha...much better brewed cooler and a little less leaf. Still, last years was clearly better. But this is quite good.

Which one? Hatsumi?

[Salsero]

by Salsero » May 8th, '08, 15:11

Sorry Sal, the pink roses and yellow background kinda killed the butch. Try again girly man.

[Victoria]

by Victoria » May 8th, '08, 15:17

I keep saying I will get back to drinking more iced tea, which I pride myself in my iced tea brewing. I just like tea hot more times than not. As a result, I am a bit out of practice brewing iced tea.

Hummm let's see all you need are some scales, a refrigerator thermometer, tea, water and some ice cubes. For lunch a 2nd steep of the nilgiri - delish!

[Pentox]

by Pentox » May 8th, '08, 15:36

actually now that i look at the price the o-cha daily sencha seems like it would be the best bet
http://www.o-cha.com/green-tea/daily-sencha.html

plus i know it will probably be fairly good

For that price I would suggest trying out Nara Tsukigase from lupicia. About the same price, free shipping if you hit minimum order. Although it depends on how you like your sencha. I found the daily a bit more astringent than I would like.

[Jade Flower]

by Jade Flower » May 8th, '08, 15:37

I voted "other" because the amount of tea I drink with the beginning of summer doesn't change, I just substitute hot teas with iced blacks during the aftenoon. It's too hot here to drink anything else that is warmer than the room temperature

In my cup right now: Darjeeling Poobong White.

[Chip]

by Chip » May 8th, '08, 16:30

In my cup, my 4th crack at this sencha...much better brewed cooler and a little less leaf. Still, last years was clearly better. But this is quite good.

Which one? Hatsumi?

Sorry about that. Yes Hatsumi. I may treat this a little more like fuka by using a little more leaf and short 40ish second first steep. But definitely cooler water. 160ish* as Den's recommends for premium Shizuoka sencha as is the Hatsumi.

The second and 3rd steep of this sencha is incredibly GREEN.

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[Chip]

by Chip » May 8th, '08, 16:40

I keep saying I will get back to drinking more iced tea, which I pride myself in my iced tea brewing. I just like tea hot more times than not. As a result, I am a bit out of practice brewing iced tea.

Hummm let's see all you need are some scales, a refrigerator thermometer, tea, water and some ice cubes.
For lunch a 2nd steep of the nilgiri - delish!

You meant TeaFridge, right???

First crack at Kirameki...I respected the leaf this attempt, cooler temp, etc. Came out lightly grassy, with a noticable floral background. I plan on playing around with this sencha, have fun with it while also respecting it. I think this one has no perfect way to brew it as it can be done differing ways with enjoyable differing results.

2nd steep is flavorful and still has a distictly astringent kick.3rd, light and sweeter, still a little astringent. brewing a 4th and 5th.

[Katrina]

Re: Macho teaware

by Katrina » May 8th, '08, 17:10

I'm totally getting the welcoming Friendly Giant vibe here. "One little chair for one of you, and a bigger chair for two to curl up in, and for someone who likes to rock, a rocking chair in the middle." Nice!

Chamekke - Thanks for the walk down memory lane. I haven't thought of the Friendly Giant in YEARS. I grew up in central Maine and we used to get Canadian Public TV. My brother and I loved the Friendly Giant and Mr. Dressup. I actually just went and looked at a few clips on YouTube. (One of which had an ad for The Beachcombers.) OK - They were a bit more disturbing than I'd remembered but a good memory nevertheless.

Sencha in my cup today. (Following a really fantastic mango smoothie - not tea, but made me happy.)

[Cinnamon Kitty]

by Cinnamon Kitty » May 8th, '08, 17:49

I don't think my tea habits will change too much. My summer job is at a place that enjoys keeping the air conditioning at full blast and extra cold. I'll definitely be drinking more iced tea during the warmer weather, but I like waking up in the morning with a large mug of hot tea.

Today has been a slow tea day. I just got to my first tea and it is almost 6pm. I am still experimenting with the leaf amount and brew time for the Fukamushi Sencha Supreme.

[bi lew chun]

Re: Macho teaware

by bi lew chun » May 8th, '08, 17:59

Wait, you started drinking scotch since you were at your mother's knee?

Maybe when he was teething.

[tenuki]

by tenuki » May 8th, '08, 18:10

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I've recently acquired a taste for Bi Luo Chun, the fresh first pick stuff is just amazing. Good username!