Holy farkin' shiat! How are you planning on enjoying all that tea while it's still in its prime?blairswhitaker wrote:ordered my first round of shincha,
list of all the teas that you ordered.... plus a couple more in another post further down
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I drink about 20 to 30 grams of tea a day plus my girlfriend drinks tea, I also will be sharing some with friends. But yeah I definitely plan on drinking all that tea in it's prime, when it's shincha season IT'S ON LIKE DONKY KONG!!!Lerxst2112 wrote:Holy farkin' shiat! How are you planning on enjoying all that tea while it's still in its prime?blairswhitaker wrote:ordered my first round of shincha,
list of all the teas that you ordered.... plus a couple more in another post further down
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saw this was just released today http://www.o-cha.com/Kagoshima-Sencha-Sae-Midori.html
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Looking forward to trying my Yame 88 nights from Hakoniwado
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this year will be my first shincha expierence
i preordered aoi & YM from o-cha and kinari from maiko
i'm really excited already
i preordered aoi & YM from o-cha and kinari from maiko
i'm really excited already
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Have already place my orders with o-cha and yuuki-cha.
Can't wait for my shincha year 2012 to begin!
Can't wait for my shincha year 2012 to begin!
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Sorry I missed this earlier.sherubtse wrote:What is it about the Kinari that you like so much? And how would you describe the taste?iannon wrote:Wellll...I just really like the Kinari..and you can ONLY get it at Shincha time.they do not offer a "regular" version of it throughout the year. off to preorder
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For me its just a really nice classic Uji Asa. Fresh, Bright, Nice balance on umami, Sweetness and astringency. being just a Shincha offering has its allure for me as well a bit. Of course thats the past harvests so who knows if it will be the same this year..but I will continue to get it until it dissapoints.
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Thanks for the feedback.iannon wrote:Sorry I missed this earlier.sherubtse wrote:What is it about the Kinari that you like so much? And how would you describe the taste?iannon wrote:Wellll...I just really like the Kinari..and you can ONLY get it at Shincha time.they do not offer a "regular" version of it throughout the year. off to preorder
Best wishes,
sherubtse
For me its just a really nice classic Uji Asa. Fresh, Bright, Nice balance on umami, Sweetness and astringency. being just a Shincha offering has its allure for me as well a bit. Of course thats the past harvests so who knows if it will be the same this year..but I will continue to get it until it dissapoints.
Best wishes,
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@ seeker, What are you going to try this year?
@Alex, Magokoro is a great tea did you have the sencha version of it? I didn't go with any for shincha season this year because I am not a huge fuka fan and I wanted to try some other fukas that I hadn't had before or in a long while.
@Alex, Magokoro is a great tea did you have the sencha version of it? I didn't go with any for shincha season this year because I am not a huge fuka fan and I wanted to try some other fukas that I hadn't had before or in a long while.
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I plan to be ordering from (selections TBD):
O-Cha
Maiko
Ippodo
Zencha
Den's
Hakioniwado
Rishi
Possibly ...
Ryi Mei
Hibiki-an
Sugimoto-usa
Greentea-Japan
Kaburagien
others TBD (and I am open to suggestions)
Some of these will be in the form of tastings (such as OTTI) ... a lot is still up in the air at the moment for me personally.
I typically shoot for 20 shincha, maybe I will surpass this this year. 2011 was a tough year, so a "new dawn for Japanese tea" is my theme for 2012!!!
O-Cha
Maiko
Ippodo
Zencha
Den's
Hakioniwado
Rishi
Possibly ...
Ryi Mei
Hibiki-an
Sugimoto-usa
Greentea-Japan
Kaburagien
others TBD (and I am open to suggestions)
Some of these will be in the form of tastings (such as OTTI) ... a lot is still up in the air at the moment for me personally.
I typically shoot for 20 shincha, maybe I will surpass this this year. 2011 was a tough year, so a "new dawn for Japanese tea" is my theme for 2012!!!
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chip I notice you list rishi as one of your choices, I have had some great tea(Jasmine Pearl, Silver Needle Premium, and a Hinshu Bai Hao that was amazing) from them and some others that were so-so (Wuyi Oolong), and some I really didn't like at all (Jade Cloud).
Have you had their shincha offering before?
Have you had their shincha offering before?