Thank you for sharing, David. I will make sure to stop by this shop the next time I'm in Paris!
The tea in the photo looks exceptional. Is it hand rolled?
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Doing this one at work. Working through the bag.BrooklynBrew wrote:Chun Mee Dao Ming from Upton.
I've been able to play with the brewing a bit to get some sweetness out of this and it's really nice.
However, I have an order from Den's coming today with some meccha and genmaicha and I will have to try those later!
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- Oh my God, what happened to him?!minor_glitch wrote:About as long as the ambulance ride to the hospital!futurebird wrote:God... can you imagine how long you'd be up after that?
- I don't know! He kept repeating "Swedish tea time, ladies and gentlemen!" until he blacked out!
Anyway, I have just inaugurated Abracadaver's wonderful chawan with what remained of my Yame Gyokuro from O-Cha. With that, I have officially run out of Japanese tea. Time to reorder!
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Working my way through Asanoaka, it is warm enough I decided to take out my large more open yunomi/ wans.
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Savoring the last of the Kuritawase sencha. A few more days and it will be gone, but I'll enjoy every steep until then!
May 2nd, '13, 01:27
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Two Korean greens from Morning Crane Tea: Daejak and Jungjak, from the same grower, brewed and tasted side-by-side:
2.5 grams tea in small gaiwans--about 75mL to fill line, so 1 gram/30mL; both teas were small curled whole leaves, dark brownish green
first infusion, 160 degrees, 30 seconds: pale yellow liquors, both are a little light bodiesd, needed longer or more tea, vegetal, with a hint of toasted corn
30 seconds, same temp: now things are rich, warm, summer meadows, bit of toasted corn, a little floral, bitterness never even crossed my mind….mmmmmm--can't really tell a difference between these except maybe the Daejak tastes a little more roasted
170 degrees, 75 seconds: still sweet, warm/toasty, a little astringency or bitterness, shouldn't have let this one go so long but I got distracted
185 degrees, 60 seconds: the astringency/bitterness recedes, better timing on this one, summer meadow, a little spice but not bitterness, sweet and floral and very very nice--again, couldn't really tell the difference between these, but I'm really enjoying them both
One more at 190 degrees was getting a little light, time to end the session.
2.5 grams tea in small gaiwans--about 75mL to fill line, so 1 gram/30mL; both teas were small curled whole leaves, dark brownish green
first infusion, 160 degrees, 30 seconds: pale yellow liquors, both are a little light bodiesd, needed longer or more tea, vegetal, with a hint of toasted corn
30 seconds, same temp: now things are rich, warm, summer meadows, bit of toasted corn, a little floral, bitterness never even crossed my mind….mmmmmm--can't really tell a difference between these except maybe the Daejak tastes a little more roasted
170 degrees, 75 seconds: still sweet, warm/toasty, a little astringency or bitterness, shouldn't have let this one go so long but I got distracted
185 degrees, 60 seconds: the astringency/bitterness recedes, better timing on this one, summer meadow, a little spice but not bitterness, sweet and floral and very very nice--again, couldn't really tell the difference between these, but I'm really enjoying them both
One more at 190 degrees was getting a little light, time to end the session.
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I don't think so. This dealer seems to specialize in very nice futsumushi sencha. They are not cheap, but not as expensice as temomicha either. These "new" cultivars like Sôfû and Kondo-wase are really interesting to taste if you want my opinion.Stentor wrote:Thank you for sharing, David. I will make sure to stop by this shop the next time I'm in Paris!
The tea in the photo looks exceptional. Is it hand rolled?
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Drinking a sample of Sencha Shin-ryoku from Den's. It's pretty nice. More on the sweet side than the umami side, but I like both flavor profiles.
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Sencha Tenryu 2009 (!) from Yasu Kakegawa : far better than some of the 2012 sencha I have tried... Very fruity.
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Den's Organic Genmaicha with Matcha. I am about ready to toss this out. This has zero flavor. I've had better genmaicha from a teabag.
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Kuritawase from the recent NOTTI in my Seong-il hobin out of a Greenwoodstudios teacup. Perfect for this stormy afternoon!
May 6th, '13, 18:44
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Had a nice session with some Yip Cha from Morning Crane Teas--an 'everyday' green that was not as refined as the Dae Jak or Jungjak, but still quite nice.
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2013 Hashiri Shincha from Den's.
It's quite nice. Almost like the perfect tea to have in Spring. Flavor, but not too heavy. I prefer brewing this at a cooler temperature than the suggested hotter one Den has on the packaging. I felt that while the hotter temp gave me more aroma, I felt it made the taste really aggressive to the point where I couldn't really enjoy it.
It's quite nice. Almost like the perfect tea to have in Spring. Flavor, but not too heavy. I prefer brewing this at a cooler temperature than the suggested hotter one Den has on the packaging. I felt that while the hotter temp gave me more aroma, I felt it made the taste really aggressive to the point where I couldn't really enjoy it.
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In my experience drinking tea brewed by Den, I sense he likes his sencha BOLD.BrooklynBrew wrote:2013 Hashiri Shincha from Den's.
It's quite nice. Almost like the perfect tea to have in Spring. Flavor, but not too heavy. I prefer brewing this at a cooler temperature than the suggested hotter one Den has on the packaging. I felt that while the hotter temp gave me more aroma, I felt it made the taste really aggressive to the point where I couldn't really enjoy it.