2018 Shincha Ordering Topic

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Thu May 24, 2018 12:34 pm

I recently read an article from a new vendor that said that shincha is picked early and so the leaves have no time to develop a high caffeine content or astringency.

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Shincha has always gotten me very caffeine buzzed and awake.
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Thu May 24, 2018 2:57 pm

Shine Magical wrote:
Thu May 24, 2018 12:34 pm
I recently read an article from a new vendor that said that shincha is picked early and so the leaves have no time to develop a high caffeine content or astringency.

???
Shincha has always gotten me very caffeine buzzed and awake.
Hashiri is often a very early first flush shincha. Hashiri is picked very early. But Shincha in general is not picked earlier than post shincha "ichibancha sencha". They are more often picked at the same time.

Usually I do not focus on Hashiri type shincha. It is usually more expensive and is picked to be "first to market" type offering, a marketing strategy. Often it is not as good as shincha picked in its prime. IMHO.

I focus on shincha picked in its prime versus picked extremely early.

Thus I consider it a not so great value.
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Thu May 24, 2018 3:07 pm

... and sometimes the things i read on newer vendor sites makes me laugh. They seem desperate to sell at the expence of truly learning and understanding.

Den's has been around quite a while and has this to say about their Hashiri.

"Hashiri means the "first (harvest or catch) of the season" and our Hashiri Shincha is just that. It is the first of the first flush teas. It is made from the very young leaves and buds of the tea plant."
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Thu May 24, 2018 4:23 pm

Shine Magical wrote:
Thu May 24, 2018 12:34 pm
I recently read an article from a new vendor that said that shincha is picked early and so the leaves have no time to develop a high caffeine content or astringency.

???
Shincha has always gotten me very caffeine buzzed and awake.
Yes, I feel this also. In my experience first flush is packed with caffeine, shincha and matcha.
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Sat Jun 02, 2018 6:28 pm

My order arrived just in time to share with LA club. Any recommendations on steeping this year’s shincha? I opened Sae Midori 24hr before tomorrow’s get together, after letting it rest 48hrs.

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Sun Jun 03, 2018 2:17 am

Okay, I think I got 2018 Sae Midori tweaked to; 7.5gr/5.25oz/155f/55sec.
Started from 2016 notes; 7.5gr/6oz/175f/55sec.
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Mon Jun 18, 2018 7:08 pm

Chip just placed our 3rd O-Cha Shincha order, with a few new selections :mrgreen:
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