Official what GREEN are you currently drinking?

[davidglass]

I am happy to report that I am, at this very moment, drinking Maiko's Shincha Kinari. I'm so happy!!!!

[Ferg]

I am happy to report that I am, at this very moment, drinking Maiko's Shincha Kinari. I'm so happy!!!!

David - I am also happy to report that SK is in the house! However, as excited as I am to try it once again, I am attempting to exercise some patience based on this past post from Chip I recalled: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=14327&p=258635&hilit=fridge#p258635

Curious to hear your brewing parameters on this one. Thanks again for the notification.

[victoria3]

I am happy to report that I am, at this very moment, drinking Maiko's Shincha Kinari. I'm so happy!!!!

David - I am also happy to report that SK is in the house! However, as excited as I am to try it once again, I am attempting to exercise some patience based on this past post from Chip I recalled: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=14327&p=258635&hilit=fridge#p258635

Curious to hear your brewing parameters on this one. Thanks again for the notification.

Ferg I opened my 2016 Kinari just this week and sent you half well sealed. Let me know how it compares to 2017

[Ferg]

Ferg I opened my 2016 Kinari just this week and sent you half well sealed. Let me know how it compares to 2017

I am sure glad I was patient. Just checked the mailbox to find your package! I am quite content having just one pack open at a time, so I swapped the '17 for yours to heat to room temp before opening.

I will be keeping your tea in my Sakura bark tea caddy and will be more vigilant in making it part of the daily routine over this next week so I don't encounter the slight spoilage that I did with the AOI.

Thanks again Victoria! Some of this year's harvest might be making it your way over this coming week. Figured I'd mention in case you haven't already placed an order.

[victoria3]

Ferg I opened my 2016 Kinari just this week and sent you half well sealed. Let me know how it compares to 2017

I am sure glad I was patient. Just checked the mailbox to find your package! I am quite content having just one pack open at a time, so I swapped the '17 for yours to heat to room temp before opening.

I will be keeping your tea in my Sakura bark tea caddy and will be more vigilant in making it part of the daily routine over this next week so I don't encounter the slight spoilage that I did with the AOI.

Thanks again Victoria! Some of this year's harvest might be making it your way over this coming week. Figured I'd mention in case you haven't already placed an order.

wow very kind ferg, butttt hold off sending me green just now . I need to finish the just opened Kinari and a few others still open before they get dull. Plus I have a Ippodo Gyokuro I'm holding off opening until the others are finished. Plus I still have several in the refridgerator ... I love sincha, I really do, it's just a little stressful with a caffeine rush in my chest area. It's possible if I ate while sipping would be less so, but I almost never eat while sipping.

[Ferg]

wow very kind ferg, butttt hold off sending me green just now . I need to finish the just opened Kinari and a few others still open before they get dull. Plus I have a Ippodo Gyokuro I'm holding off opening until the others are finished. Plus I still have several in the refridgerator ... I love sincha, I really do, it's just a little stressful with a caffeine rush in my chest area. It's possible if I ate while sipping would be less so, but I almost never eat while sipping.

Ok, no worries. Completely understandable. I will provide you with tasting notes comparing the two for the time-being. Sent you an email just now. Chat later. Off to drink my first cuppa sencha in two weeks. Thanks again!

[dshu]

Been getting into tea again... had a simple bowl of kiri-no-mori this morning!

[DDMP11]

I'm drinking cold brewed organic green ceylon from Upton Tea.

[Annabella]

I am drinking Oolong tea, brought it from Vietnam, it's one of my favourite ones!

[Groucho]

This year's Lu Shan Yun Wu from Teavivre...yum!

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[Muel]

I am having the wild grow mist/fog green tea from Hunan province of China, strong tropical favourite and taste fresh. Also have some wild grow green tea from the province of Sichuan, the used firewood when pan fired the tea leaves, which is very good too.

[JRS22]

I ordered 2 longing teas, as early Chinese greens are my version of shincha, and I've been playing with the brewing parameters. Less time and higher temps have been working so far - 175° rather than 150°. This gave me a reason to use the server that matches this beautiful Seong-Ill teapot and cup. I set the kettle temp for 180° and figure that pouring from the kettle to the server to the teapot reduces the temp 5°.

[JRS22]

Handmade Tai Ping Hou Kui from Tea Trekker. This Seong-Il gaiwan is the perfect shape for the long leaves. The tea is so fresh and sweet.

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[Mrs. Chip]

Nice setup, looks delish.

[jayinhk]

I ordered 2 longing teas, as early Chinese greens are my version of shincha, and I've been playing with the brewing parameters. Less time and higher temps have been working so far - 175° rather than 150°. This gave me a reason to use the server that matches this beautiful Seong-Ill teapot and cup. I set the kettle temp for 180° and figure that pouring from the kettle to the server to the teapot reduces the temp 5°.

Hmmm, I always look at it as a 5-10 degree drop per vessel. When brewing sencha, I used freshly boiled water and pour into a cup, pitcher, and then a kyusu.

Still working on the 2015 Organic Kirishima (stored sealed in the fridge)...trying to finish the bag ASAP before it starts changing. I like this tea. It really has a calming effect (what I call cha qi). I thought only good old tree tea could have this kind of effect on me (and some aged oolongs), but this tea is powerful!

All of a sudden I appear to be in a sencha phase. It might be my trip to Japan that did it--sake and sencha every day.