Kansai Tea Competition Premium Sencha Blend

Ma******, 2022-09-12 02:48 JST, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A very lovely and refreshing tea. Brewed at the recommended 6 grams, 150 ml at 70 deg C - 40 seconds. First brew yielded a light chartreuse, mild, smooth, with an almost undetectable tartness, becoming very evident as the tongue cools down. Second brew at the same recommended temperature and about 40 second as well; color became more robust, a darker chartreuse with a higher yellow tint. Flavors become more noticeable with an underwhelming complimentary tartness and a hint of sweetness. A mild and welcoming astringency with a bitter-sweet finish coating the tongue. First impression, this tea is very smooth in flavor and to the senses. The bitterness is noticeable at tip of tongue on the initial sip of the second brew and gives a mild coating over the tongue of bitter-sweet and mild tartness. The flavor of this tea is more acute when the brew is at 47 deg C. The dry leaves are beautiful, deep green and long. It has a very mild scent of lemon. The wet leaves were a brilliant and deep light green and gave a fresh scent of the beginnings of Spring. This tea was brewed in a clay 250 ml Houhin. The roomy houhin gave ample room for the leaves to bloom and space in the teapot to add more oxygen to the brewing process. I would like to brew it in a Shibo but most of my Shibos are maxed at 100-120ml. I think the wideness of a Shibo would give the tea a more robust initial flavor, particularly since a Shibo would not allow for space between the surface of the brew and the lid, hence limiting the oxygen exchange and keeping the heat more directly into the leaves.

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Ro******, 2022-06-22 03:26 JST, GERMANY

Sweet and rich taste. Very pleasant smell.

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Ru******, 2022-03-24 15:48 JST, INDONESIA

Brief (few seconds) steeps in 70 Celsius water. Liquor is an almost-clear yellowish color tone in look. Taste is refreshing with a light umami sweetness. The gentle vegetal note has no astringency nor bitterness. Mouthfeel is slightly dry and sticky. Wet leaves are freshly green giving off a steamed seaweed aroma. Overall flavor mellows down by the 4th infusion. Astringency starts to become noticeable when steeped longer (30 seconds) in the next infusion, although still mild.

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