To cleanse myself of the sad gyo I had a few days ago, and to prepare for a new stack of Yunomi teas I just got in, I decided to finally open this tea and give it a whirl.
I have had this tea for so damn long haha… I think this may be the oldest tea I have that is still unopened! From what I can guess on the package, I got this in 2015. The material of the packet is very thick and as light-tight as you can get, so I have hope that this tea will be delicious despite it’s age. This will be an experiment in freshness for sure.
Upon opening up the packaging, it became abundantly clear that this tea was correctly preserved. My mouth instantly started watering at the bright, grassy bok choy smell of the dry leaf. I can tell that I’m in for a creamy, vegetal delight. It’s been so long since I smelled a green tea this fresh and nutty.
The dry leaf was downright intoxicating, and I quickly served some up in my all purpose kyusu at work. The bright grassiness gave way to a sweet vegetal flavor, almost like a swiss chard. The creaminess was present as well, adding to the silky-smooth thick mouthfeel. Accidentally left the second infusion for a minute too long, but thankfully it didn’t turn out to be an undrinkable mess. It was little more astringency that I think would be present had I not oversteeped it, however, it was still a good, mouthwatering time. As soon as the leaves were spent, I loaded up my teapot for more! Trying my best to drink this down at least halfway before opening a new tea. We’ll see how that goes heheheheh
Flavors: Bok Choy, Creamy, Freshly Cut Grass, Salad Greens, Vegetal, Zucchini
