Summer of Sencha 2010, etc.

[TwoPynts]

OK, I have tried 13, 23, 33, 43, 53, or 103 this 2010 Japanese harvest. So which is it?

A free generously sized Japanese green tea sample to someone who guesses correctly! In the event of a tie, I will pull a name out of a TeaPot! So guess by posting by Monday at noon.

I'm going to go with 53. I'd be VERY impressed with your bladder if you tried 103.

[Kunkali]

Ahhhh we are trying to guess how many different senchas chip has tried this year since spring...hmmmmm......103 seems a bit extreme but chips pretty extreme about his Japanese teas....so I think I'll assume he's extreme enough and go with 103

[Chip]

was actually directly per your request/preferences at the time based on types you wanted to try, and ones you did not.

I was not intending to complain, just noting that there are many sources of sencha yet to explore, and now that I have a better sense of what I like best, it is on the list, along with Maiko, the source of the tea I liked best.....and more. And now I know that I can make pleasant tea even from leaves that are not my faves, I can be bolder in exploring them.

It's been a great summer of shincha and sencha!

Kool!

Hmmm, since I did the contest, I really cannot say too much.

Remember to include your highs and lows!

[Chip]

So new to tea.....but anyway I had dens kukicha which was a shincha harvest (my next order of it was non shincha and a definite lack of umami ) a yutaka midori diamond leaf fukamushi shincha from umami chaya, a bunch of gyos in my freezer with no idea what they are as they're all in Japanese, kabusecha from yuuki...and a few more on their way in the mail. Oh yah had the sencha fuka that's offered in dens green sampler also.

... send to me for ... analysis!

[laura99]

I have tried about 5 sencha's on my own, then the two OTTI's. That was such a treat to try sencha's from multiple vendors without breaking the bank.

For the high's, YM Supreme ranks up there, and Uji Miyabi sencha from O-Cha is way up there as well. I also tried the Sakura sencha fro O-Cha and was surprised how much I enjoyed that.

I guess the only disappointment was the sample of Shincha from Adagio. I'll admit I did not give it to much of a chance with all the other wonderful senchas I had around.

For Chip I am going to guess 53, although I would not be surprised at all if it ends up being 103!

[olivierco]

Kirameki, Warashina Supreme and Kaboku.

Excellent!

[Marco]

No Sencha - just Shincha
And I still have 4 unopend, sealed ones in the fridge. - You told me not to open to much at the same time
And perhaps some of you remember the time when finding the world of tea - so much to do with sampling whites, Oolongs, Chinese greens, Pu Erh,...
I really loved Shincha OTTI.
And I liked Oku Yutaka from O-Cha.

Oh and Chip sampled 43 I think

[tortoise]

I'm going with 33, Chip.

I've had only 4 so far this year, but I got a real late start.

Warashina Supreme has slowly grown on me. I steep it a little longer and a little hotter than suggested and now I love it. Light asamushi-cha.

Kaoru Supreme blew my mind. Love it. I guess I am applying for membership in the fuka-clan.

I thought Harney and Son's Kagoshima Sencha was good compared to their standard sencha, which I actually drank a good bit of this year.

Oh, things will be different.

[entropyembrace]

I am going to guess Chip sampled 33 senchas this year.

[iannon]

guess i will go with 43 although my first instinct was 33 too..hmm.. now i am curious!
i also did like the Warashina Supreme. it was one of my top 3 as well. probably my top 3 were the Kinari as mentioned before, the warashina and the fuji the ultimate on the Fuka side

[gargoylekitty]

No Sencha - just Shincha

Opposite for me.

Only six sencha, though I'm going to guess that Chip's tally is more impressive and guess 43.

[kymidwife]

Chip... I think you lost count of how many you tried and it was actually 73.

[Chesslover]

I tried both OOTI's with shinchas + separate 100g senchas uji miyabi, sae midori and yutaka midori LE, all from O-Cha.

And Chip, I'll go with 23 tried senchas...

[Mrs. Chip]

Chip... I think you lost count of how many you tried and it was actually 73.

Yeah, you should see the TeaFridge!

I tried both OOTI's with shinchas + separate 100g senchas uji miyabi, sae midori and yutaka midori LE, all from O-Cha.

And Chip, I'll go with 23 tried senchas...
Chesslov...

+1 Chesslover, great sencha choices!

[debunix]

Ok.....after some thought, I'm guessing 43.