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Re: Green Tea Order
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:00 pm
by pedant
tealifehk wrote: ↑Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:28 am
I don't want to pay the ridiculous prices for Chinese greens so I'll wait for sencha. Cheaper and safer IMO!
i think that sencha is really good on value.
~$20 can get you a 100g pouch of pretty good stuff. if i drink it all the time i get kind of burned out on it though.
Re: Green Tea Order
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:28 pm
by d.manuk
The problem is I can drink so much more gaoshan while still feeling less caffeinated.
Otherwise it would be sencha all the time.
Re: Green Tea Order
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:06 pm
by tealifehk
Shine Magical wrote: ↑Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:28 pm
The problem is I can drink so much more gaoshan while still feeling less caffeinated.
Otherwise it would be sencha all the time.
I have the complete opposite problem! Green gaoshan can give me chest discomfort (and even minor palpitations) from the caffeine. The polyphenols in fresh sencha really lower the effects of caffeine on me and sometimes sencha puts me to sleep!
I agree with pedant on the burnout. While I love sencha, I drink different teas pretty much every day and enjoy the variety.
Re: Green Tea Order
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 7:42 pm
by Jo
pedant wrote: ↑Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:00 pm
tealifehk wrote: ↑Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:28 am
I don't want to pay the ridiculous prices for Chinese greens so I'll wait for sencha. Cheaper and safer IMO!
i think that sencha is really good on value.
~$20 can get you a 100g pouch of pretty good stuff. if i drink it all the time i get kind of burned out on it though.
Sencha is really the only tea I drink, can't tell you the last time I drank any other tea. Well except at our fave Japanese restaurant.
I never tire of the aroma or other nuances with sencha.
Re: Green Tea Order
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 11:26 am
by silverneedles
ivo only ordered from ocha past years, and maybe Den's
any other reliable sources ?
Re: Green Tea Order
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 4:29 am
by Balthazar
Thes du Japon is my favorite. Remember to make your order in Japanese Yen rather than USD, significantly cheaper that way.
Re: Green Tea Order
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 8:59 am
by Mitten5
silverneedles wrote: ↑Sat Jul 28, 2018 11:26 am
any other reliable sources ?
Ippodo
Re: Green Tea Order
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:53 pm
by Victoria
+1 to above recommendations. I’ll add Maiko.
Re: Green Tea Order
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 6:27 am
by Nis
Haven't ordered from him, but The Tea Crane is supposed to be really good. Heavy focus on organic. He also just launched a Kickstarter for a tea subscription.