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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?

by AdamMY » Mar 2nd, '11, 16:32

Having the last of my Yame Gyokuro.

yumm.

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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?

by Chip » Mar 2nd, '11, 16:44

AdamMY wrote:Having the last of my Yame Gyokuro.

yumm.
After you finish the Yame
make sure you have some Kame
but be sure to be sitting
or you will find yourself hitting
... the deck.

Yeah, it's like that! :mrgreen:

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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?

by AdamMY » Mar 3rd, '11, 14:57

Chip wrote:
AdamMY wrote:Having the last of my Yame Gyokuro.

yumm.
After you finish the Yame
make sure you have some Kame
but be sure to be sitting
or you will find yourself hitting
... the deck.

Yeah, it's like that! :mrgreen:

I see what you mean.... wow, and I thought I might have messed up the first infusion but it was incredible.

Wow... way to go Kame!

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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?

by AdamMY » Mar 3rd, '11, 18:07

Moved onto Hosen from Ippodo, just came in the mail today. Absolutely Sublime.

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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?

by guitar9876 » Mar 3rd, '11, 18:58

Love the Hosen! Been too long...

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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?

by Chip » Mar 3rd, '11, 19:53

Sadly and interestingly ... I brewed up the last of the O-Cha 7132 today, mixed with some Hosen from Ippodo to make a full pot. Came out spectacular!

Now, no more 7132 til ... ?

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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?

by NOESIS » Mar 4th, '11, 16:00

Afternoon session w/ Yuuki's sencha Tenryu Misakubo. To my taste, this sencha is not quite as interesting as their Sayamakaori or O-Cha's 7132, but it's still a very well balanced asamushi. Quite "traditional", I'd say.

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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?

by AdamMY » Mar 4th, '11, 17:17

Ippodo's Hosen sencha again today, I think my taste is slightly skewed from something I had earlier, as I knew I was risking it with tea as even water tasted off.

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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?

by AdamMY » Mar 5th, '11, 17:47

Sencha hosen from ippodo yet again, seems a bit more temperamental than I thought it would be, either that or something is slightly off with my taste buds.

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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?

by OhJungMin » Mar 5th, '11, 22:23

Korean saejak for me tonight.
Yum!

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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?

by NOESIS » Mar 6th, '11, 17:21

Sencha karigane from Hibiki-an. Sweet and mellow flavor. Very relaxing.

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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?

by verus » Mar 9th, '11, 12:09

Lu Xue Ya snow bud. The new batch seems to have less of the downy buds, and the "tea high" effect seems somewhat softened... But still a wonderful green tea. Great veggie/chicken broth taste, with nice green tea sweetness.

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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?

by Nathaniel87 » Mar 9th, '11, 18:54

Ippodo's Kaboku in my cup this morning. Really wish I tried Ippodo earlier as I am loving everything I have had from them so far. Brewed both as per ippodo's reccomendation in an unheated kyusu or around 159 in a heated kyusu and enjoyed 5 thick and flavourful steeps.

I thought the reccomendation to brew 10g to 210ml was perhaps a way to sell more tea but I have really found the benefit in this way of brewing. The first steep is actually very similar to brewing 1:1 90 sec for the first steep but every subsequent steep is much stronger in comparison.

Absolutely delicious for the price.

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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?

by Takarabune » Mar 11th, '11, 00:33

Adagio's Jasmine Yin Hao (#9) warms my mug; it tastes as good as it smells.

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Re: What GREEN are you currently drinking?

by bagua7 » Mar 12th, '11, 00:28

Just received the silver strand "early Spring '11" Yunnan green from YS and highly enjoy it: fresh, bitter with underlying sweet notes.

Excellent product for a low price: $6.50 for 100g. I am very satisfied with this every day tea.

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