Official what GREEN are you currently drinking?

[debunix]

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Try just the link now...?

Worth the look to see those lovelies in action.

[Pig Hog]

Yamamotoyama koukyū sencha:

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Actually, the flavour is pretty good. Sweet and delicate. Steeped for 1.30 and saved the bag for a second try later...

[JRS22]

O-Cha Karigane Asa-Giri which is a gyo based stem tea. I enjoy steeping it in this 'ensemble' when I don't want too much tea. The 60ml shib is from Andresz Bero, with a Shyrabbit cup and a Shawn yuzamashi.

[Pig Hog]

Earlier:

Sayaka no mukashi koicha

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Now:

Ippodo gokujou houjicha:

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おいしいです！

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[Pig Hog]

Hmm. The bagged konacha isn't up to much. Sencha seems better, so far.

[Chip]

Hmm. The bagged konacha isn't up to much. Sencha seems better, so far.

I would definitely expect this to be the case. Konacha does what konacha is.

[Pig Hog]

I expected to be more disappointed with the lack of quality in the sencha and thought that the konacha would live up to lower expectations.

[Chip]

I expected to be more disappointed with the lack of quality in the sencha and thought that the konacha would live up to lower expectations.

GotCha!

[tdell001]

I am enjoying Asamushi Sae Midori Sencha from O-cha. It is very pleasant and flavorful. This photo is of the second steep because I find this steep has the best flavor and color!

[saxon75]

Today, some spring 2014 Cui Ming Premium Yunnan Green Tea from Yunnan Sourcing. I don't normally go in for Chinese greens, but Scott sent this one along as an apology for losing an order. It's not bad. I think I prefer dragonwell for Chinese greens, but this is quite drinkable. A little sweet, with a beany flavor.

[Alex]

Sencha from Honyama, pesticide- and herbicide-free, Yamakai from thes-japan. Lovely smooth tea. Getting a little obsessed with the vendor now. Between them and o-cha I'm not using anyone else.

[Sasameyuki]

There has been an alarming progression in Gyokuro brewing here recently. I started with my tiny shiboridashi from Greenwood studios, enjoying small infusions of O-Cha Gyoku-Hou



then one day wanted to drink more, and brought out Petr's shino marvel



and today I find myself brewing in the even larger kyusu



and, due to the heat, pouring the slightly concentrated brew over ice cubes in this chawan



Where, oh where, will this madness lead?

to nirvanic Bliss! enjoy!

[Rui]

Popcorn tea. It tastes as good as it smells.

[Jayaratna]

On even days I go for Jiu Hua Fo Cha from Dragon Tea House. This is one of my favourite teas: I find it complex, with a thick feeling on the tongue, sweet taste in the first infusion, gradually growing fruity as I raise water temperature.

On uneven days I have an organic kabuse from Yuuki-cha. Very grassy and refreshing.

I prefer to change tea everyday so I don't get used to their flavours.

Waiting for some more chinese greens from Dragon Tea House, and looking forward, I am already scratching the bottom of my Jiu Hua Fo Cha.

[saxon75]

Organic kanaya-midori from Shimizu, from Thes-du-Japon. The description on the website mentions milky or creamy flavors, which I am not getting. Instead there's almost a minty, cooling quality. It's very interesting. I'll be interested to see what I can get out of this tea when I can control the brewing parameters more closely--right now I'm at the office so I have no idea about the exact temperature or leaf-to-water ratio.