drank Kabusecha Asatsuyu by Fukujuen
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Sipdown

Somehow I missed reviewing this tea until the day of sipdown?

This was a gift from Superanna and was purchased in Kyoto during her January trip to Japan. The steeping parameters on the package say to use a tablespoon of tea to just over an ounce of 160F-ish water and steep for two minutes.

We usually make it by the pot so I don’t use as much as the instructions call for. We get a marvelously fresh tasting green tea with lots of body. Today I even accidentally left it to steep too long because I was multitasking yet it was not at all bitter or sour. There is a brothy look to the tea from the particulates and it makes for a very satisfying cup or five.

tea-sipper

Those are some bizarre steep instructions… it seems like the leaves would overflow out of the cup!

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tea-sipper

Those are some bizarre steep instructions… it seems like the leaves would overflow out of the cup!

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I am a music teacher, tutor, and former homeschool mom (25 years!) who started drinking loose leaf tea about fifteen years ago! My daughters and I have tea every day, and we are frequently joined by my students or friends for “tea time.” Now my hubby joins us, too. His tastes have evolved from Tetley with milk and sugar to mostly unadorned greens and oolongs.

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