May 3rd, '12, 15:20
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by sherubtse » May 3rd, '12, 15:20
Ill-literate wrote:Peacock wrote:Organic Miyazaki Sencha Sakimidori from o-cha this evening.
Mmm I love that tea! So flavorful I always forget it's an organic! Unfortunately, I have been holding off on Sencha in anticipation for my first Shincha. Really missing it!
It is one of my favourites as well -- great taste, stunning colour, and wonderfully cheap.
Best wishes,
sherubtse
May 3rd, '12, 16:28
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by JohnnyChai » May 3rd, '12, 16:28
sherubtse wrote:Ill-literate wrote:Peacock wrote:Organic Miyazaki Sencha Sakimidori from o-cha this evening.
Mmm I love that tea! So flavorful I always forget it's an organic! Unfortunately, I have been holding off on Sencha in anticipation for my first Shincha. Really missing it!
It is one of my favourites as well -- great taste, stunning colour, and wonderfully cheap.
Best wishes,
sherubtse
+1, tricky to brew though...
May 4th, '12, 13:54
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by blairswhitaker » May 4th, '12, 13:54
trying some tea that I got from as a sample from den's tea, fukamushi sencha maromi. Not very impressed seems to have a string anise flavor that I don't quite get. Also a bit oversteamed for my tastes... appreciate the sample none the less.
May 4th, '12, 15:13
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by teaisme » May 4th, '12, 15:13
Sakuraka matcha from yuuki
yummmmm even after almost two years
May 5th, '12, 08:12
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by JRS22 » May 5th, '12, 08:12
I began the weekend with Den's Gyokuro Sumei. I've been finding this gyo too bitter so I upped the quantity, lowered the time and voila! delicious gyo.
I'm going to try the same technique with the remaining OTTI Sencha.
May 6th, '12, 19:00
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by blairswhitaker » May 6th, '12, 19:00
Marukyu Koyamaen,Yukisaibai Maccha Ginro
May 7th, '12, 00:25
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by bambooforest » May 7th, '12, 00:25
I've just consumed O-cha Sae Midori Kaogshima, 2011 harvest.
May 7th, '12, 11:36
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by chado.my.teaway » May 7th, '12, 11:36
Handmade Houkeng Tai Ping Hou Kui 猴坑太平猴魁
Origin: Houkeng, northern slopes of Huangshan, Tai Ping, Anhui province, China.
Harvest: beginning of April, before Grain Rain - Gu Yu (20th April 2011)
Cultivar/Tree Variety: big-leaf Shi-Da cultivar.
grassy fragrance with some roundy notes of green pea.
its amazing!:)
May 7th, '12, 13:04
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by AdamMY » May 7th, '12, 13:04
Matsu Organic from the OTTI featuring Kagoshima Sencha's from Zencha.
May 7th, '12, 21:39
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by bryan_drinks_tea » May 7th, '12, 21:39
I had the Kinari Shincha from Maiko-cha a while ago - just got it along with the 88 nights from Kaburagien....
Anyways, the Kinari had some unique flavor attributes IMHO - things like butter and various tropical fruit, like mango and pineapple, and then some citrus fruit, like lemons. It was different from other shinchas I've had - I'll be sure and take notes with each tea session. Overall, not bad, but I'm waiting to see how the other shincha turn out.
May 8th, '12, 04:45
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by Alex » May 8th, '12, 04:45
Organic Kagoshima Shincha Magokoro from YC
Its very nice. Very strong actually. Going to take me a little while longer to get through this bag as I'm using nearly half as much tea as usual.
Is shincha usually stronger? I don't know as this is my first bag of shincha.
May 8th, '12, 13:01
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by AdamMY » May 8th, '12, 13:01
Ikuyo-no-mukashi Matcha from Ippodo.
May 8th, '12, 13:35
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by AdamMY » May 8th, '12, 13:35
Zencha's Sencha Super Premium from OTTI 12.
May 9th, '12, 11:35
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by Ill-literate » May 9th, '12, 11:35
O-Cha Shincha arrived today! That was fast!
May 9th, '12, 15:01
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by debunix » May 9th, '12, 15:01
Norbu Wu Niu Zao, Zhejiang tea, looks a bit like Long Jing with a similar flavor profile. Very nice, brewing with the Yong Cheol pot and cup and drinking from my Seigan Oribe Hagi, green all the way.
