Which are the Great Japanese Green Teas?

[alan logan]

hi JD,

you can send an email as well, nevertheless if you fear there still might be some langage barrier here are for instance two other sources with easy access :
kaburagien (http://www.kaburagien.co.jp/english/goods.php)
maiko (http://www.maiko.ne.jp/english/shopping ... yokuro.htm)

as for kaburagien, no encrypted payment so it is up to you to see if you are ok transmitting card data by fax.
on this maiko page, you can see on "jirushi" which is more affordable and very suitable for first experience. the 5 gyokuros set might also interest you.

maybe horaido does provide temomi cha, i am not sure.

[iannon]

hi JD,

you can send an email as well, nevertheless if you fear there still might be some langage barrier here are for instance two other sources with easy access :
kaburagien (http://www.kaburagien.co.jp/english/goods.php)
maiko (http://www.maiko.ne.jp/english/shopping ... yokuro.htm)

as for kaburagien, no encrypted payment so it is up to you to see if you are ok transmitting card data by fax.
on this maiko page, you can see on "jirushi" which is more affordable and very suitable for first experience. the 5 gyokuros set might also interest you.

maybe horaido does provide temomi cha, i am not sure.

Its what i did,.,I made do with Google translator and a slew of emails back and forth.
I have had the Jirushi Gyo from Maiko as well..its very Nice! not quite the same thing as the Temomi but a real enjoyable Gyo to me anyway.

[JD]

None of Maiko's greens say Temomi on them. Though some of them are horribly expensive. ($270 for Gyokuro? Holy crap!)

[alan logan]

if you click on this link ("about yamashita's gyokuro") on top of the products' page, you can find about the making of his gyokuros :
http://www.maiko.ne.jp/english/shopping/yamashita.htm

The products' page offers a scale of prices, scrolling down you get to yamashita-jirushi (100g & 50g), which is very much in the price range of any good quality gyoguro. This one is a good first pick.
Anyway a fully artisan/teamaster tea should generally be expected to cost a bit more than any less time-consuming &/or bigger bulk production, although other criteria may influence on retail price.

[JD]

Ah, okay. I can afford the one on the bottom, but not this month. I've already spent about $200 on tea stuff this month.

[iannon]

The jirushi Gyo is very nice..i reviewed i commented on it in the Maiko vendor topic

[TIM]

The great aged tomo Gyokuro its my new favorite.

[JD]

My Miyabi came today. Yumyumyum. And my new Banko kyusu. Yay.

Can't find any infusing times for the Miyabi anywhere. The package says 1st steep should be 1-2 minutes max. Sheesh. 2 minutes it would be bitter, unless the water were real cold.

[Kevangogh]

Since its' shincha go for 30 seconds. 1 minute max.

[JD]

This Miyabi's good, but I think it's too lightly steamed for my tastes. It's also not as sweet as other sencha's I've tried. It's got that veggie taste, but the veggies ain't sweet. I think I'm gonna try a fukamushi next.

[Chip]

This Miyabi's good, but I think it's too lightly steamed for my tastes. It's also not as sweet as other sencha's I've tried. It's got that veggie taste, but the veggies ain't sweet. I think I'm gonna try a fukamushi next.

You can try brewing a bit longer or using more leaf. It is mid-steamed or chumushi.

Or you might just prefer more fukamushi at this time.