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First three steeps are truly amazing. Lingering umami taste. Thick and brothy. Buttery sweet corn, with a hint of creamy milk. Fourth and fifth steeps remind me of the sweetness that comes with that of Long Jing. A delectable tea!
Flavors: Butter, Creamy, Milk, Popcorn, Sweet, Umami
dry leafs smells very powerful of marine notes like seaweed, mussels, seafoam, also salty olives and wet freshly cut grass. when brewed the salty olives and seaweed persist on the nose, the taste is very full bodied with a heavy dose of umami bringing it almost in Gyukuro territory. Very grassy , and there is asparagus and raw cabbage as well. It is very sensitive to temperature and steeping time, and dosage, every time i brew it comes out a bit differently. Now it has been open for four weeks and i definately note that flavor is more muted than the first times i brewed it which is a shame. Very nice allround Sencha on the full-bodied side but use if up within the first 3 weeks if possible
Flavors: Asparagus, Cut Grass, Kale, Marine, Olives, Salty, Seaweed
Preparation
Very solid daily drinker. Has a very pleasant roasted taste without getting overpowering. Lasts for many steeps. Can go all day and it won’t lose taste much even after a dozen steeps.
Flavors: Green, Roasted, Tobacco, Wood
Preparation
I’ve tried Ippodo’s Top tier matcha. (not in the traditional way though) it was lovely! nice amount of sweetness/bitterness. nice amount of Umami and grassy taste.
i should buy more to try the traditional way and koicha way.
until then i will not rate this tea :)
goes nice in a water flask
give it a go: http://shop.ippodo-tea.co.jp/kyoto/shopf/goods/index.html?ggcd=101024&cid=matcha
Flavors: Freshly Cut Grass, Grass, Green, Straw, Sweet, Umami, Vegetal
My matcha kit has arrived!
This is my first time so I hope you forgive me if I did not do well. I might have done well as it was very creamy. Tasty too!
Nice grassy, umami taste, as well as a balanced bitter/sweet taste.
i can’t get the kind of green, bubbly, and creamy as the company does in their videohttps://www.instagram.com/p/BguGj4SgPiP/?taken-by=kirkoneill1988
End result Yum:
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i rate 99/100 as this tea is just short of the best (i’ve tried their “Top Tier matcha”)
all in all, i really enjoy making matcha the proper way.
i suggest you buy either the kit or the matcha :D
Kit:
https://shop.ippodo-tea.co.jp/kyoto/shopf/goods/index.html?ggcd=651607
matcha:
https://shop.ippodo-tea.co.jp/kyoto/shopf/goods/index.html?ggcd=135624
Flavors: Freshly Cut Grass, Grass, Green, Sweet, Umami, Vegetal
Preparation
Guyokuro pyramid teabags by ippodo.
Grassy, grapes, vegetal, minerals, metallic (iron), bitter with a sweet aftertaste.
All in all, a yummy tea. I like the tastes in this tea. Somewhat similar yet different than sencha.
In the end after trying sencha, gyokuro, and hojicha; these teas are very yummy. There’s a taste unique to Japanese teas. I cannot put my finger on it. Unami? I do not know. Do you?
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Flavors: Bitter, Grapes, Grass, Metallic, Sweet, Vegetal
Preparation
@togo: tbh, it was delicious! have you tried ippodo? it their sencha teabag and hojicha tea bag the tea water tastes when brewed just like their loose leaf. albeit a tad weaker
No I have never tried them. I am just concerned that one wouldn’t be able to extract the full potential of a tea such as gyokuro from a teabag, even though it still may be enjoyable.
@Togo: i’ve tried their loose leaf, it seems to go sour within 2 weeks. still drinkable but not as enjoyable. i was told by them to microwave some of the leaves before use if they go sour. seems silly…im trying their teabagged versions to see how long it takes to go sour. i do understand your point of view. i was told by a friend that japanese teas have to be all used up very quickly like ground coffee
Hojicha pyramid teabag. By ippodo
Hojicha is my most favourite Japanese tea!
Nice earthy, roasted, nutty, grassy taste :D. Some mineral notes. Possibly seaweed notes too.
All in all only due to possible favouritism bias, I won’t rate a 100, but a 99.
I suggest you give this a go! I honestly do!
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Flavors: Earth, Grass, Mineral, Nutty, Roasted
Preparation
Sencha pyramid teabag by ippodo.
What it can say is this tea is yummy! Grassy, vegetal, sweet, and nutty. Some mineral notes. Maybe iron? Metallic too but all in all so yummy. I rate a 95/100. I suggest you try this.
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Flavors: Freshly Cut Grass, Grass, Green, Metallic, Nutty, Vegetal
Preparation
This is a limited edition tea by Ippodo that I purchased at their store in NYC. I was looking for something cheap and tasty to drink and found this to be a great affordable tea that was a cut above grocery store genmaicha. Unlike other genmaicha, the toasty roasty “popcorn” taste of the toasted brown rice is much less apparent. Instead, there is smooth and bright, juicy, lemongrass-like note that erupts in your mouth while the savory brown rice translates into a creamy avocado flavor that is sweeter in nature than the fishy, savory, umami I normally find in Japanese green teas. The tea itself is quite pretty as well. The dry bancha consists of very shiny, smooth, uniformly cut pieces that are such a rich vibrant green. I really can’t stop looking at it! Consequently, the liquor produced is a bright “spring-y” green.
I HIGHLY suggest steeping it only briefly. In my opinion, the grassier taste and additional dryness and slight bitterness that accompanies a long steeping don’t really add anything great to this tea. Brewing instructions from ippodo also suggest a short 30 second steep time and to pour out the tea completely rather than leave it continually stewing in the pot with the leaves.
Amount you get for the price makes it great for daily sipping.Flavors: Lemongrass
Preparation
This is a pleasant tea you could use for a daily drinker. Nothing overwhelming and fills your room with a pleasant aroma. Also low in caffeine so feel free to drink it even in the evening.
Opening the package I was greeted with the pleasant smell of toasty wood.
1st Steep: This came out a light amber color and tasted a lot like a light coffee and green tea mix.
2nd Steep: This powered up the wood and fire taste and it showed in the much darker color. Little resemblance of green tea remained. Still nothing overwhelming however. It left me with a slight pleasant smoke aftertastes.
3rd Steep: This went back into a coffee like taste with hints of smoke.
Further steeps: I lengthened the steeping times as I went on. Not a lot to speak of here. It did not turn bitter at all. The smoke and wood smell began to disappear and went back into the coffee and green tea like mix. After around eight steeps flavor pretty much disappeared even after long steeps.
Overall I do recommend this tea. Its a great one to throw in any time of day.
Flavors: Coffee, Fireplace, Smoked, Toasted, Wood