Preferential steam of a new sencha?

[mlafranc]

If there's still room in the hat, please put my name in there. I love deep-steamed teas -- the cloudier the better. And my allergies are driving me crazy, so I'd really like to try the benifuki.

[bigmonstertruck]

I finally realized the pattern and that is that the senchas that I like best are deep steamed. I would try this new tea, in fact I would love it if more vendors offered samplers or sample quantities for sale.

Ed

[Flonihoncha]

Actually, benifuki is not new, this cultivar has been created in the mid 60s in Makurazaki, and was destinated to be processed as black tea. As at the end 60s the black tea production almost stopped in Japan, benifuki never get famous.
But recently, it was discover that processed as green tea, it contains a lot of methyl type catechin, supposed to reliefs alergies.
Also, benifuki greens are not very good, quite astringent, but it have a good smell. However, as a black tea it's quite good, but as the catechin get oxyded, it doesn't help allergies.

[Bakkoi]

I have never tried an 'ultra' deep steamed as far as I am aware. Could someone provide an example of such a tea?

I have only tried Benifuki in black tea form. I found it was quite bitter, but I think that might have been because the water I was using was too hard.

[Chip]

Fukamushi Maromi from Den's is marketed as ultra deep steamed. http://www.denstea.com/fukamushisencha- ... 6_537.html

Likely there are others, just not marketed as such.

[Bakkoi]

Interesting. If you find any other 'ultras', let us know! Or just PM me

[Kunkali]

Definitely fukamushi...theres just something so inherently GREEN about it that i just dont find anywhere else....id much rather have a high quality chinese green or white tea over an asamushi...but u just cant find an equivalent for a good yutaka midori fukamushi style anywhere.

Im all about trying new things, especially tea, never have but would love to try benifuki

[bryan_drinks_tea]

Asamushi for me. I like the simpler, lighter flavor and the general purity of the taste. Also, I can brew it with cooler water and still get the flavor that I enjoy.

[NOESIS]

I'll go with the middle path, and choose a chumashi for my next "new" sencha purchase (sencha Miyabe from O-C). I generally prefer light-steamed sencha, but the Miyabe blend has been something that I've wanted to try for a while now. I'm fairly confident that I'll enjoy it.