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Finishing off the last of my subscription packets of this tea, but I still have an unopened full-size package!
This is really lovely, and it’s nice to have a milder, unshaded sencha after having fukamushi and kabuse varieties the last two times.
The beginning of the sip is all brothy simmered vegetables, more bok choy than the usual spinach. My favorite takeout wonton soup has loads of bok choy in it, and this is reminding me of that in a lovely way. There’s also a fresh grassy note and some umami, though in this sencha it’s closer to a whisper than a scream, perhaps like a light ocean breeze instead of seaweed. Some nice nutty notes that remind me of Chinese green teas as well. And then at the end of the sip, there’s this clear and poignant pine flavor that I really didn’t expect. Pine and perhaps basil as well? What an interesting finish for a more subdued sencha!
The description lists a lot of floral notes, which I don’t get much of at all. I guess I’m not doing it right, ha ha! But I like the notes I tasted better! ;)
Flavors: Basil, Bok Choy, Creamy, Freshly Cut Grass, Grass, Nuts, Ocean Air, Pine, Smooth, Umami, Vegetable Broth, Zucchini
