Apr 21st, '13, 02:53
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by Zubo » Apr 21st, '13, 02:53
Kevangogh wrote:We didn't ship the 2013 Sae Midori shincha until the 17th, and this is the 21st (Japan time). You are in Eastern Europe, quite a feat to receive that in Eastern Europe in 4 days unless you shipped it by EMS. So the question is, are you talking about 2012 Sae Midori or 2013 shincha Sae Midori?
2012. I didn't have any green tea so couldn't wait for shincha
I found the way to brew it, and really enjoy it now. It definitely is a mild green, but i find the pure taste of sencha wonderful.
Apr 21st, '13, 03:30
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by Kevangogh » Apr 21st, '13, 03:30
Sae Midori is typically sweet and mild like that...
Apr 22nd, '13, 15:56
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by Zubo » Apr 22nd, '13, 15:56
Kevangogh wrote:Sae Midori is typically sweet and mild like that...
I figured, but the lack of taste I asked about was due to not enough leaves. I guess i panicked way to early...
And one more thing, does anyone find sencha taste better one day after opening it?
Apr 22nd, '13, 16:59
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by Chip » Apr 22nd, '13, 16:59
Zubo wrote: And one more thing, does anyone find sencha taste better one day after opening it?
Yes! As much as air is its enemy ... it is also seemingly needed to reawaken the leaves ... perhaps due to nitro flushing.
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it needs to breath the free air once again.
Apr 22nd, '13, 17:25
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by BrooklynBrew » Apr 22nd, '13, 17:25
I am drinking a houjicha I got at the Japanese deli by work. I don't know the brand, but it's distributed by Nishimoto. It's okay but I am trying to drink it all up before I open the good houjicha I got in Kyoto!
Apr 22nd, '13, 19:13
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by Devoted135 » Apr 22nd, '13, 19:13
Chip wrote: breath the free air once again.
I know your face...
Apr 22nd, '13, 19:50
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by Chip » Apr 22nd, '13, 19:50
Devoted135 wrote:Chip wrote: breath the free air once again.
I know your face...
Your LEAVES would remember their old strength better ... if you grasped your KYUSU!
Apr 24th, '13, 06:42
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by Komsip » Apr 24th, '13, 06:42
Pretty good grade Longjing/Lungching/龙井/龍井/Dragon Well with my "breakfast" consisting of chinese breakfast style fried leftover rice at 10 am.
I only drink green tea early in the day, until 1 pm or so.
Apr 24th, '13, 12:00
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by puerhking » Apr 24th, '13, 12:00
2012 Spring Wild Growing Anji Bai Cha from JK Tea
Just opened and still very good. Grassy to start and floral to finish.
Apr 26th, '13, 17:01
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by saxon75 » Apr 26th, '13, 17:01
Finishing up a small sample of 2012 Spring Wuliang Mountain Mao Feng from YS. I like it. It's sort of sweet and grassy with a little bit of a floral note to it. First cup was also slightly nutty. I seem to be able to get four or five good infusions out of it, brewing in a 16-oz steeping mug.
(Oddly, I have been finding that I almost always enjoy the less-leaf-more-time infusions I've tried than the more-leaf-less-time infusions. I'm not sure if this is due to a lack of skill, improper equipment, or just my personal tastes, but in any event, it's nice that I can eventually come up with a brew I like.)
Apr 27th, '13, 11:59
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by futurebird » Apr 27th, '13, 11:59
It went by so fast... where did it all go? How can I be out of matcha! This is awful!
Apr 28th, '13, 10:23
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by Chip » Apr 28th, '13, 10:23
saxon75 wrote:(Oddly, I have been finding that I almost always enjoy the less-leaf-more-time infusions I've tried than the more-leaf-less-time infusions. I'm not sure if this is due to a lack of skill, improper equipment, or just my personal tastes, but in any event, it's nice that I can eventually come up with a brew I like.)
Like how you brew, brew how you like!
Apr 28th, '13, 13:18
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by chingwa » Apr 28th, '13, 13:18
It went by so fast... where did it all go? How can I be out of matcha! This is awful!
Hahaha it looks like you got it in the mail, ripped it open, added a little water and downed the whole thing at once... !
Apr 28th, '13, 16:28
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by Muadeeb » Apr 28th, '13, 16:28
chingwa wrote:
Hahaha it looks like you got it in the mail, ripped it open, added a little water and downed the whole thing at once... !
I sense a new internet viral video, the "Matcha Challenge".
Apr 28th, '13, 17:55
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by futurebird » Apr 28th, '13, 17:55
God... can you imagine how long you'd be up after that?