LOL!!! I agree Erika...looks like we are in for quite a rideErikaM wrote:I'm wading through it now. Alas, the conclusion I'm reaching is budget be damned, order everything...
Chip, thanks for the pre-ordering advice!
Mar 16th, '09, 09:46
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Agreed - I had the Hashiri last year and that sort of turned me off. This year - I am going to try to stay away from Den's.Chip wrote:Often the very very first shincha picked ... to be the very first ... are picked with being the very first ... as the only priority it seems. Anything to be the very very first to market.
As such, often the very first to market offerings lack the best flavor or may be unbalanced.
Regardless, it is fun to watch the race ... I had the Hashiri from Den's last year. I am trying to be patient this year.
Mar 17th, '09, 17:59
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It took a while to figure out, but once I did, the Hashiri was pretty nice. Den actually posted on his site that it was picked to be the first of the first and not necessarily at the most optimum time for picking.inspectoring wrote: Agreed - I had the Hashiri last year and that sort of turned me off. This year - I am going to try to stay away from Den's.
I am proud to say, I have not ordered anything yet ...
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
Mar 17th, '09, 23:21
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Pre-ordered some Yutaka Midori from O-Cha, which I'm really looking forward to. Felt quite pleased with myself with having ordered some, but then popped in here to see many of you buying quite a few bags! Now I feel on the stingy 
http://teafinelybrewed.com - A website celebrating the world's finest beverage.
Yuuki-cha just put up 4 organic shin-chas for pre-order. Has anyone tried them? The few organic sencha's that I've had tended to be a bit weak in flavor.
http://www.yuuki-cha.com/ORGANIC+SHINCHA+2009
http://www.yuuki-cha.com/ORGANIC+SHINCHA+2009
TokyoB
I had some of theirs last year. Not bad for organic shincha.TokyoB wrote:Yuuki-cha just put up 4 organic shin-chas for pre-order. Has anyone tried them? The few organic sencha's that I've had tended to be a bit weak in flavor.
http://www.yuuki-cha.com/ORGANIC+SHINCHA+2009
If you're interested in really good organic shincha, wait for japanesegreenteaonline. They have the BEST fukamushi style shincha EvAr!
Mar 18th, '09, 21:45
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? The only thing I could think of is that it ships in a tin.
Well Chip - they have it on their website.Chip wrote:It took a while to figure out, but once I did, the Hashiri was pretty nice. Den actually posted on his site that it was picked to be the first of the first and not necessarily at the most optimum time for picking.inspectoring wrote: Agreed - I had the Hashiri last year and that sort of turned me off. This year - I am going to try to stay away from Den's.
I am proud to say, I have not ordered anything yet ...
Den's will be carrying the same ones they did last time - including Hashiri.
This time - I will wait for others to order......