Official what GREEN are you currently drinking?

[Bef]

At least 2 grams per ounce water. I am guessing around 60* C.. Be sure to preheat everything. 1.5 minutes for the first steep. 10-30 seconds for the second. You can increase temp and time for subsequent steeps.

Oh, a be prepared for the "must sit down moment." And avoid any distractions for this one. You want to be FOCUSED.

This has been my first sencha in the last 6-7 months. Pretty good indeed. The aftertaste is fabulous, it leaves a strong and pleasent taste and texture on both sides of the tongue. Kind of the same texture that you would find in a very good wine.

I keep thinking that even very high end tea is *way* cheaper than even "normal" quality wine.

[debunix]

Last night's sencha session was so good I started the morning with another one. Mmmm. O-Cha organic Asatsuyu.

[the_economist]

Aged Tenryu again for a cold day, kungfu style.

I'm curious why you use a tea boat for that houhin. It doesn't look like the type of vessel you would pour water over.

No reason! It was just there.

[AT333]

All this kyusu-love from the SOP prompted a rare evening sencha session with organic Asatsuyu from O-Cha, in my Petr Novak TC TA SO #3 wood-fired shino kyusu. It's a delicious and pleasant session, and just as importantly, it's helping me cope with this wave of TAD....

Wow! What a beauty. Congratulations for owning that beautiful pot.

[kiwi303]

Right now, a 1.5L coffee plunger with a spoonful of Bi Lo Chun Emerald Spring leaves in the bottom...

over the almost an hour it takes of decanting out into a glass and drinking, it changes and grows and alters... I can't drink a strong tea like this, it goes bitter towards the end, but a sweet light nutty or fruity tea works well.

[aronson]

Wakamatsu no Musashi and Nodoka from Ippodo.

[BioHorn]

Am I the first person to cold brew high quality Sencha in sparkling water?
(Hojo Asamiya Sencha and Voss sparkling water) Entirely by mistake mind you! A suprisingly nice and refreshing unintended consequence.

[Mrs. Chip]

Am I the first person to cold brew high quality Sencha in sparkling water?
(Hojo Asamiya Sencha and Voss sparkling water) Entirely by mistake mind you! A suprisingly nice and refreshing unintended consequence.

Sounds interesting BioHorn, I really like sparkling water. Chip not so much. Guess I'll have to try it on my own. Thanks for the idea.

[debunix]

Sencha soda! I need to try this next hot spell. Will add sparkling water to my grocery list...

[JRS22]

O-Cha Karigane Sencha Otsuusan in my little Kenji nerikomi pot. I've wanted a nerikomi pot for quite a while but the Kenji pots are usually too large for my tea drinking style. When this 75 ml beauty appeared on Artistic Nippon I ordered it immediately. The cup is officially a sake cup.

[Bef]

Nice tea boat, JRS22. Where did you get it from?

[JRS22]

Seong-il via Tead Off. I think of it as a tray because it holds a set of Teaware. I thought tea boats just held pots. I could be wrong of course.

[Tead Off]

Seong-il via Tead Off. I think of it as a tray because it holds a set of Teaware. I thought tea boats just held pots. I could be wrong of course.

Thinking about this, I'm not sure what qualifies to be called a tea tray or boat. A tray implies carrying something on its surface. A boat does the same thing, no? Perhaps the addition of the flat surface into the bowl transforms it into a 'tea tray'? It certainly raises the price!

[Puerlife]

Seong-il via Tead Off. I think of it as a tray because it holds a set of Teaware. I thought tea boats just held pots. I could be wrong of course.

Thinking about this, I'm not sure what qualifies to be called a tea tray or boat. A tray implies carrying something on its surface. A boat does the same thing, no? Perhaps the addition of the flat surface into the bowl transforms it into a 'tea tray'? It certainly raises the price!

FWIW, your beautiful tray/boat looks very similar to Chaozhou style, (eastern Guangdong), in which pot, pitcher/chahai and cups are all put on it. Tray or boat, pitcher or sea of tea--perhaps it just depends on how poetic you're feeling.

[JRS22]

I really enjoy all the beautiful Teaware that I own as a result of TAD, all of which looks beautiful on this tray/boat. I always place it with this side facing me so I can enjoy the glaze.