Inoue Seichaen

Skysamurai’s TTB Thank you!
One of the green teas from Japanese Tea Marathon. Took this one, from Saga, because I thought that my company other plant is located here. Nope, it’s in Shiga. Close enough? Not that much.

Tea #11 — one tea left. Keeping for bad times.

I prepared all 5 grams in gaiwan (I know, there are better teaware, but I don’t have any). Steeping with 75°C water at first, but it cools down in thermos, as I am preparing the TTB and one swap in meanwhile. 3 steeps so far, in 2 hours?

Anyway, while it is dry it is mineral, seaweed, umami. I am little confused as I haven’t much expecting this. Brewed it is different story though!
It is very grassy, a little buttery, again seaweed and umami. Later steeps had sugar peas notes. No bitterness and not salty at all. Mineral wasn’t there either.

Drinking green tea at 9 pm isn’t the best idea. But it’s so fine!