Official what GREEN are you currently drinking?

[FlyedPiper]

First green of the 2012 season!

Mao Jian from Jing. Very nice, very fresh and floral. MJ never fails to surprise me for the price point.

[sherubtse]

Huge steeps of Sencha Hosen, for an afternoon tea while reading.

How would you describe the taste, AdamMY? And what is your opinion of the tea in general?

(I have thought of ordering from Ippodo, but am not thrilled that they only permit EMS shipping, and do not allow payment by PayPal.)

Thanks.

Best wishes,
sherubtse

[AdamMY]

Huge steeps of Sencha Hosen, for an afternoon tea while reading.

How would describe the taste, AdamMY? And what is your opinion of tea in general?

The second question is a very loaded question, but I think you meant *this* tea in general. So I will start there, Sencha hosen is a near flawless tea, and in fact the biggest flaw I feel it has is how much leaf it needs to really sing to its full potential. Without the larger amounts of leaf its still very pleasant to drink but lacks the wow factor. The taste is very sweet and vegetal, think buttered green vegetables, with perhaps a bit of well prepared grains to add a little more heft to the body.

My issue with Ippodo is that they only ship EMS, but they are my preferred Matcha vendor, so I usually order from them 1-2 times a year. But, at least I have found with their sencha some of the lower priced sencha is an amazing every day tea. Their Nitchi getsu is great, and I need to double check where its price stands with the exchange rate, but when I first bought it 2-3 years ago it was 11 USD for 100 grams.

[sherubtse]

Many thanks for the response, AdamMY! (And yes, I did mean the Hosen. I apologise for the poor proofreading on my part.)

Best wishes,
sherubtse

[sriracha]

An okay Long Jing from Canton Tea Co today.

Distinct cooked chicken aroma.

[blairswhitaker]

tenkei tori, this is what good usucha is all about!

waiting for my YC order to arrive it just shipped a couple of days ago. Its going to be shincha heaven when that box shows up!

[minor_glitch]

I just opened up Yuuki-Cha's Miyazaki Tokujo Kamairicha. Really wonderful!

[guitar9876]

The second question is a very loaded question, but I think you meant *this* tea in general. So I will start there, Sencha hosen is a near flawless tea, and in fact the biggest flaw I feel it has is how much leaf it needs to really sing to its full potential. Without the larger amounts of leaf its still very pleasant to drink but lacks the wow factor. The taste is very sweet and vegetal, think buttered green vegetables, with perhaps a bit of well prepared grains to add a little more heft to the body.

My issue with Ippodo is that they only ship EMS, but they are my preferred Matcha vendor, so I usually order from them 1-2 times a year. But, at least I have found with their sencha some of the lower priced sencha is an amazing every day tea. Their Nitchi getsu is great, and I need to double check where its price stands with the exchange rate, but when I first bought it 2-3 years ago it was 11 USD for 100 grams.

Hey Adam, what leaf to water ratio do you generally use for the Hosen to get the "wow factor"?

[AdamMY]

The second question is a very loaded question, but I think you meant *this* tea in general. So I will start there, Sencha hosen is a near flawless tea, and in fact the biggest flaw I feel it has is how much leaf it needs to really sing to its full potential. Without the larger amounts of leaf its still very pleasant to drink but lacks the wow factor. The taste is very sweet and vegetal, think buttered green vegetables, with perhaps a bit of well prepared grains to add a little more heft to the body.

My issue with Ippodo is that they only ship EMS, but they are my preferred Matcha vendor, so I usually order from them 1-2 times a year. But, at least I have found with their sencha some of the lower priced sencha is an amazing every day tea. Their Nitchi getsu is great, and I need to double check where its price stands with the exchange rate, but when I first bought it 2-3 years ago it was 11 USD for 100 grams.

Hey Adam, what leaf to water ratio do you generally use for the Hosen to get the "wow factor"?

Most sencha, I brew close to a 1g to 1 oz ratio. With Hosen, I feel I need to up to to a 1.5-1.75 g to oz ratio. So nearly in Gyokuro levels. But keep in mind, I am someone who generally brews Japanese greens at cooler temps anyway.

[guitar9876]

Thanks! Gonna try that right now!

[Poohblah]

last year's Kagoshima Sencha Ten from Zencha... nice and mild, aromatic with a little bit of sweetness to it, a good way to unwind and relax at the end of the day, as opposed to some other senchas which can be a real kick in the pants, like a strong cup of coffee or mate

[debunix]

A reversed tea day today: started with some of one of my first shu pu cakes, but then moved on to Sayamakaori sencha from Yuuki-cha--usually the progression is the other way around. Now at sweet water loveliness at the end of the infusions, very nice. Nearly done with the last order from Yuuki-Cha.

Looking forward to the O-cha shincha OTTI to get some ideas for my next order from Japan.

[Alex]

I just opened up Yuuki-Cha's Miyazaki Tokujo Kamairicha. Really wonderful!

**snip**

Lovely photos

[minor_glitch]

Lovely photos

Thanks!

[AdamMY]

O-Cha Kirameki in my new Yunomi.