Hibiki-an is advertizing three blended senchas. What do you think of these? Are they worth buying? The first one seems most interesting to me: "These tea leaves are sprouts that are small and soft and not fully-grown." Do you have any experience from sencha made with soft sprouts?
Blended Sencha Super Premium (80g/2.82oz) US$28.00
http://www.hibiki-an.com/product_info.p ... cts_id/417
Blended Sencha Super Premium is a blend of Sayamakaori, Saemidori, and Meiryoku breeds of green tea. These tea leaves are sprouts that are small and soft and not fully-grown.
Blended Sencha Premium (80g/2.82oz) US$22.00
http://www.hibiki-an.com/product_info.p ... cts_id/418
Blended Sencha Premium is a blend of Sencha and Gyokuro. This tea is composed of three breeds of green tea: Yabukita, Sayamakaori and Okumidori.
Blended Sencha Pinnacle (40g/1.41oz) US$34.00
http://www.hibiki-an.com/product_info.p ... cts_id/490
Blended Sencha Pinnacle is sold only at exclusive tea fairs in Japan, attended by tea connoisseurs and those within the Japanese green tea industry. This tea has been developed in order to characterize each advantage of Sencha and Gyokuro.
Hibiki-an never seize to amaze, they always come up with something new, I am curious, I have tried their shinchas, their kuradashi, but I have never tried blended sencha.
The pinnacle grade is made of Ujimidori, that is a new breed that has been ranked high in this years gyokuro competition, and I guess it has "natural gyokuro" taste, but my buget starts low this year.
The pinnacle grade is made of Ujimidori, that is a new breed that has been ranked high in this years gyokuro competition, and I guess it has "natural gyokuro" taste, but my buget starts low this year.
