... to know, cool, thanks! I will probably be ordering from Maiko, since iannon has been praising their shincha so much for years. Wellll...I just really like the Kinari..and you can ONLY get it at Shincha time.they do not offer a "regular" ...

... to know, cool, thanks! I will probably be ordering from Maiko, since iannon has been praising their shincha so much for years. Wellll...I just really like the Kinari..and you can ONLY get it at Shincha time.they do not offer a "regular" ...

iannon wrote:

Elle wrote:If you could order only one package of shincha, what would it be?

for me..Maiko Kinari

Zencha's Takumi or Ultimate (or even Kiwami) for me, though there are loads of other good choices too.

Drinking more of the only Sencha I have on hand (soon to be remedied by the OTTI :mrgreen: ), Maiko's Shincha Kinari. This tea is really finicky and comes out different every time I have it. Or maybe I just suck at brewing Sencha? :lol: I have had pretty good/consistent luck ...

Yeah, 100g of both of their shincha. Your Kinari recommendation and my wanting more of their gyokuro made me go for it. oh the pressure! now it must be good for Ed! :) which Gyo do you like from there not to go too far off topic... I had had ...

Iannon - I've had Maiko's Maruyama ... do you (or anyone else) have any recommended parameters? ... how I prep it as well 1:1 at 140-145 for 90 full seconds. I enjoy it at least. But yea...kinari is bigger brighter bolder.. To me at least..your mileage may vary! Thanks for your suggestions ...

Iannon - I've had Maiko's Maruyama ... do you (or anyone else) have any recommended parameters? ... how I prep it as well 1:1 at 140-145 for 90 full seconds. I enjoy it at least. But yea...kinari is bigger brighter bolder.. To me at least..your mileage may vary!

Iannon - I've had Maiko's Maruyama (actually have just a bit left of the 100g I ordered from ... or 1 min 15 seconds; that was after a lot of experimentation). Second, it sounds like Kinari is very different - I guess I shouldn't judge other Sencha products (by Maiko) based ...

Iannon - I've had Maiko's Maruyama (actually have just a bit left of the 100g I ordered from ... or 1 min 15 seconds; that was after a lot of experimentation). Second, it sounds like Kinari is very different - I guess I shouldn't judge other Sencha products (by Maiko) based ...

... try samples of Sae Midori and Yutaka Midori tomorrow, should have those out as shincha in the next week...stand by! :mrgreen: I relaly like their Kinari (Maiko's that is)..only available at Shincha time. Uh oh, now you've got me interested ;) Can it be compared to any of their other teas? mmm...no ...

... try samples of Sae Midori and Yutaka Midori tomorrow, should have those out as shincha in the next week...stand by! :mrgreen: I relaly like their Kinari (Maiko's that is)..only available at Shincha time. Uh oh, now you've got me interested ;) Can it be compared to any of their other teas?

iannon wrote: well I didnt grade mine..but I think of all of them, my top two were the Maiko Kinari and the O-cha Warashina!

Actually I knew that already from what you had said elsewhere, but thanks for posting it here as well!!!

Thanks Entropy and Iannon. Great to see more details! :mrgreen: :idea: Entropy, so kewl to see the direct ... well I didnt grade mine..but I think of all of them, my top two were the Maiko Kinari and the O-cha Warashina!

I tried..oh..perhaps a dozen shinchas/senchas or so..i think this year my fav was the Maiko Kinari. the light teamed teas have risen above in my choices lately. I also loved Maiko Kinari. Actually, I loved almost everything from both Shincha OTTIs! :shock: :mrgreen: ...

iannon, how do you order this tea? The website is impossible for me to understand. Good Question! ... good..are they my favorite? probably not..do they beat out O-cha's Warashina or Maiko's Kinari in Flavor? not quite for me..but they do have longevity in the steeps. Heres whats up ...