2022 UJI GYOKURO FROM KYÔ-TANABE, "YONETA" GOKÔ from thes du japon in hokujo shibo picked up from .m.
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Masterjeff
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Enjoying a favorite among Japanese cultivars, a Sofu sencha from Haruno, Shizuoka (tea from Thes Du Japon). This is a sencha with a nice balance between normal sencha characteristics and the more exotic qualities of an inzatsu tea. It reminds me of the green muscadine grapes that I enjoyed a few months ago, fruity, floral, sweet, with a bit of tartness to balance it out.
I've found that brewing at a higher temperature compared to some sencha (80C), does produce a more interesting brew which expresses the unique aromas better, but with caution as it can quickly turn overly astringent when overbrewed.
A very good representation of the Sofu cultivar and a great sencha overall. I will say the other TDJ Sofu sencha I've had, from HonYama, was superior, but at something near 4x the price (which is understandable due to factors such as being hand picked, but it is worth noting).
I've found that brewing at a higher temperature compared to some sencha (80C), does produce a more interesting brew which expresses the unique aromas better, but with caution as it can quickly turn overly astringent when overbrewed.
A very good representation of the Sofu cultivar and a great sencha overall. I will say the other TDJ Sofu sencha I've had, from HonYama, was superior, but at something near 4x the price (which is understandable due to factors such as being hand picked, but it is worth noting).
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Trying yume suruga for first time. A tenryu light steamed sencha from yunomi.
https://yunomi.life/products/kaneta-ota ... ume-suruga
https://yunomi.life/products/kaneta-ota ... ume-suruga
Another yunomi offering - a yame gyokuro that placed 9th in the natonal competition. Leaves are surprisingly broken. Soup is straightforward - umami, more umami and more umami.
What distinguishes from others ive had at this price point that are not competition tea - is the persistent softness and consistent umami flavor almost completely absent of astringency and bitterness - even when heavily brewed
https://yunomi.life/collections/engawa/ ... g-gift-can
What distinguishes from others ive had at this price point that are not competition tea - is the persistent softness and consistent umami flavor almost completely absent of astringency and bitterness - even when heavily brewed
https://yunomi.life/collections/engawa/ ... g-gift-can
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A very nice morning session with Obubu's 'Wind' sencha, per the description on the label, 'Tea from tall mountains with a spring-breeze-like sweetness. ' And indeed, this has been a very friendly sencha, just a hint of astringency distinguishing it from a lightly shaded gyokuro, sweet, delicately vegetal, and altogether lovely.
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I found some 2024 unopened Ding Gu Da Fang and Qimen Huang Shan Mao Feng.
Not fresh but also not completely stale. Good enough for granpa style at work
Not fresh but also not completely stale. Good enough for granpa style at work