DIY Kyoto Obubu Advent Calendar – Day 17
Is it bad that I never remember which sencha from Obubu is which, LOL? They have so many! XD This is a shaded spring sencha, Zairai cultivar. I didn’t realize, I guess they only have two shaded spring sencha? For some reason I thought more of them were shaded, but they seem to mostly vary in cultivar.
Annnnyway. This is lovely! You can definitely tell that it’s a shaded tea, it has a more intense and concentrated vegetal flavor that’s somewhere between a classic sencha and a gyokuro. Thick, silky texture as well, with a fair bit of viscosity to it. This one is like a concentrated vegetable shot – all deep green veggies like spinach and kale, but it also has a soft sweetness to it and a creamy undertone. Something slightly fruity in the finish, maybe a tart plum or even passion fruit.
Delicious, as all of their teas are. Now, to forgot all about this and have no idea which sencha this is next time… ;)
Flavors: Broth, Creamy, Freshly Cut Grass, Fruity, Kabocha, Kale, Mineral, Passion Fruit, Plum, Rich, Savory, Silky, Smooth, Spinach, Spring Water, Squash, Sweet, Thick, Umami, Vegetal, Viscous
