2009 Shincha Ordering Topic

[trent]

Earlier, the buy now button said something like "sorry, this product is out of stock." Kevin seems to have updated it since then.

[Chip]

I am sure Kevin had to set a quantity as available when he added the item. That quantity was likely sold. He simply had to reset the available value.

Speaking of O-Cha, Kevin posted on Green Tea Forum IM that he is looking at a few more NEW offerings. Woohoo!

[bcos]

Semi-Final Shincha "Portfolio":

- SA Temomi
- O-Cha Kirameki
- O-Cha Yutaka Midori
- Zencha Takumi (You guys sold me on trying a Yame Shincha )

I'll be drinking lots of Japanese green in a few months.

[Oni]

I made my preorders, I got a pack of Takumi and Kiwami from zencha, a shincha gyokuro and sencha Kinari (hand picked and light steamed) from maiko, my budget will only allow me for one more order, I need to decide between ocha`s Hatsumi and Yutaka Midori, and Hibiki-an`s shincha traditional, and fukamushi (I remember last year it was very good).

[Pentox]

According to SA's blog, Temomi is en route to them in Seattle. It looks gorgeous!

[Abracadaver!]

I've just ordered the Yame Ultimate from Zencha and the Hashiri Shincha from Den's. I had my first taste of shincha last season, and I'm pretty excited for this year's harvest.

However, I am SUPER PISSED that I forgot the cut-off to order Temomi from SA was the 15th. The blog entry only adds salt to the wound

Does anyone have any thoughts or experience on the 88 Nights tea from Kaburagien?

[Pentox]

I've just ordered the Yame Ultimate from Zencha and the Hashiri Shincha from Den's. I had my first taste of shincha last season, and I'm pretty excited for this year's harvest.

However, I am SUPER PISSED that I forgot the cut-off to order Temomi from SA was the 15th. The blog entry only adds salt to the wound

Does anyone have any thoughts or experience on the 88 Nights tea from Kaburagien?

Bummer to hear about the Temomi cutoff. As far as the Kaburagien 88 goes, I find the concept of 88 interesting as it shows weather changes from year to year. I haven't had an 88 yet, but I ordered some from SA already, so I'm going to give this one a shot. The price of ordering the Kaburagien though is kinda high. You're paying probably EMS costs + 7% just for a 150g can. If it's like Ippodo it'll be pricey.

[iannon]

ive been wanting to try ippodo from reading the good reviews here but hard for me to justify the what..14 bucks shipping unless im going to order a lot of different items..and ive got other vendors id like to try too!

[Chip]

Ippodo only offered 1 shincha last time I ordered from them. If you ge the craving for Uji asamushi later in the year, then order. Just my 2 yen-s worth.

All their other sencha slowwwwly transition to the newer harvest in late summer to early fall.

[Pentox]

I just realized that there are at most 190 Temomi orders inbound to the US. I wonder how many of them are represented here.

[iannon]

Ippodo only offered 1 shincha last time I ordered from them. If you ge the craving for Uji asamushi later in the year, then order. Just my 2 yen-s worth.

All their other sencha slowwwwly transition to the newer harvest in late summer to early fall.

the kaboku i presume? i read its good stuff

anyone had anything from ochadokoro? curious

[olivierco]

Does anyone have any thoughts or experience on the 88 Nights tea from Kaburagien?

Very nice shincha. As Pentox pointed out, they only ship through EMS but if you order some other items from them (their hand rubbed sencha for instance) it is worth the price.

[Chip]

SHINCHA IS IN THE HOUSE!!!!

[iannon]

SHINCHA IS IN THE HOUSE!!!!

AND???

[Pentox]

SHINCHA IS IN THE HOUSE!!!!

Niice!