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Green Tea Order

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 10:30 am
by Jo
:mrgreen: Chip just placed an order from O-Cha ...
Aoi
Yutaka Midori
Sae Midori
Kabusa
Asatsuya
2 Gyokuro

We are running very low on our sencha :mrgreen:

Re: Green Tea Order

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 5:08 pm
by Janice
I’m jealous of your order. I have difficulty drinking sencha because I’m overly sensitive to the bitter taste note and it overwhelms the other flavors. I learned about O-Cha from Chip on teachat and they’ve been my favorite source of Karigane and Gyokuro ever since. They’re both less bitter than sencha.

Re: Green Tea Order

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 7:44 pm
by Victoria
I still have shincha, sencha, hojicha from 2013 and 2016 in the refrigerator, so have a self imposed moratorium on buying any more - except gyokuro :)

Re: Green Tea Order

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 1:32 pm
by Jo
:mrgreen: Our tea arrived safe and sound. Update to follow. My sister fell and broke her hip, having surgery now. Tea has to wait.

Re: Green Tea Order

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 12:50 am
by mukti
The Sae Midori and Yutaka Midori are some of my favorites from o-cha! I think the Sae Midori is my most purchased tea ever :D

Re: Green Tea Order

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 6:53 pm
by Chip
Need to reorder ASAP, just opened my last bag of sencha, Sae Midori. All the O-Cha selections were quite good as usual.

This was the first time I ordered the Kabusecha in years, it was the sleeper of the order ... turned out exceptionally well.
Yutaka Midori, awesome ... the particles were not nearly as fine this year. I think it was a more interesting selection than years past.
Aoi. This is simply my go to asamushi. I enjoy it very much every year and this year is incredibly good.
Asatsuya. Interesting, but not as "corny" as I recall. Not sure I will reorder it this time around.

Re: Green Tea Order

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 7:00 pm
by Chip
Janice wrote:
Tue Oct 24, 2017 5:08 pm
I’m jealous of your order. I have difficulty drinking sencha because I’m overly sensitive to the bitter taste note and it overwhelms the other flavors. I learned about O-Cha from Chip on teachat and they’ve been my favorite source of Karigane and Gyokuro ever since. They’re both less bitter than sencha.
Not sure I ever suggested that you try brewing with cooler temps. I accidently brewed Aoi rather cool and was astounded how sweet it turned out.

140* +/-

Re: Green Tea Order

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 1:05 am
by O-Cha.com
I know it's winter and all but if you want something special, brew the Aoi with ice...

Re: Green Tea Order

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 6:41 pm
by Janice
Chip wrote:
Mon Dec 25, 2017 7:00 pm
Janice wrote:
Tue Oct 24, 2017 5:08 pm
I’m jealous of your order. I have difficulty drinking sencha because I’m overly sensitive to the bitter taste note and it overwhelms the other flavors. I learned about O-Cha from Chip on teachat and they’ve been my favorite source of Karigane and Gyokuro ever since. They’re both less bitter than sencha.
Not sure I ever suggested that you try brewing with cooler temps. I accidently brewed Aoi rather cool and was astounded how sweet it turned out.

140* +/-
I have an unopened bag of O-cha Kabusecha so maybe I’ll try that at a low temperature.

Re: Green Tea Order

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 1:05 pm
by Chip
Janice wrote:
Wed Dec 27, 2017 6:41 pm
Chip wrote:
Mon Dec 25, 2017 7:00 pm
Janice wrote:
Tue Oct 24, 2017 5:08 pm
I’m jealous of your order. I have difficulty drinking sencha because I’m overly sensitive to the bitter taste note and it overwhelms the other flavors. I learned about O-Cha from Chip on teachat and they’ve been my favorite source of Karigane and Gyokuro ever since. They’re both less bitter than sencha.
Not sure I ever suggested that you try brewing with cooler temps. I accidently brewed Aoi rather cool and was astounded how sweet it turned out.

140* +/-
I have an unopened bag of O-cha Kabusecha so maybe I’ll try that at a low temperature.
That would be good selection to attempt brewing at lower temps.

I think I was at around 140°.

Re: Green Tea Order

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 7:06 pm
by Jo
Another sencha order arrived today from O-Cha, just in time before the Nor'easter hits!

Lots of goodies, AOI at the TeaTable tomorrow morning.
WooHoo.

Re: Green Tea Order

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 12:41 am
by tealifehk
When does shincha hit the market? I never thought I'd say this, but sencha has become the tea I want to consume most often!

Re: Green Tea Order

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:36 am
by d.manuk
Can't wait to try your HK stored sencha. :lol:
Last year pre-orders for shincha from O-cha started mid-April, and I think it was delivered towards the end of May.

Re: Green Tea Order

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:28 am
by tealifehk
Shine Magical wrote:
Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:36 am
Can't wait to try your HK stored sencha. :lol:
Last year pre-orders for shincha from O-cha started mid-April, and I think it was delivered towards the end of May.
lol my HK storage for sencha = unopened bags in the fridge. :D Cool, I don't want to pay the ridiculous prices for Chinese greens so I'll wait for sencha. Cheaper and safer IMO!

Re: Green Tea Order

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:29 am
by tealifehk
tealifehk wrote:
Wed Mar 07, 2018 9:28 am
Shine Magical wrote:
Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:36 am
Can't wait to try your HK stored sencha. :lol:
Last year pre-orders for shincha from O-cha started mid-April, and I think it was delivered towards the end of May.
lol my HK storage for sencha = unopened bags in the fridge. :D

Cool, I don't want to pay the ridiculous prices for Chinese greens so I'll wait for sencha. Cheaper and safer IMO! I may look into getting the Zhejiang government-certified ShiFeng longjing we get down here in sealed containers once it hits the market! There's a lot of pre-order madness for longjing right now. Prices are nuts and you have no idea what quality will be like. No thanks! :lol: