I am rather new to the tea scene as far as my experience with a variety of products goes. I was hoping to pick the brains of all you experienced tea brewers out there today.
What I am currently looking for is a green tea that will provide that truely green color. Through most of my experience, almost all of the tea I have used came out more yellow-brown.
It may just be my opinion, but it seems to me that a fair amount of oxidation has occured to create this yellow-brown color. So if anyone has a particular vendor that I can order from online that will produce that nice bright green cup of tea, please leave me a reply, I would appreciate any information.
Mar 30th, '07, 23:49
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The kuki-matcha I get from www.rishi-tea.com is like crack. Its the difference between chocolate and fudge; to me at least, and it yields of very rich green color.
Other than that, it seems to me that Japanese greens tend have a greener liquor and a stronger taste than Chinese greens.
Other than that, it seems to me that Japanese greens tend have a greener liquor and a stronger taste than Chinese greens.
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Re: True "Green" Tea
I had fun with my new camera last week and took some pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7551492@N02/454587242/
as you can see it is very green and no it is not photoshopped.
That particular tea is called the kabusecha sencha, somewhat halfway between gyokuro and sencha in that the tea plant is grown part time in the shade, although the taste is more like sencha.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7551492@N02/454587242/
as you can see it is very green and no it is not photoshopped.
That particular tea is called the kabusecha sencha, somewhat halfway between gyokuro and sencha in that the tea plant is grown part time in the shade, although the taste is more like sencha.
Apr 23rd, '07, 08:38
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