Big-leaved sencha and cute little uniform nuggets of toasted rice that havenn’t popped. The aroma smells strongly of toasted rice, so much that it reminds me of sobacha or peanut butter or sesame oil. This is a lighter-tasting sencha than what I’m used to compared to that had with sushi. The taste is a good balance of toasted rice and straw-grass seed-seaweed and salty tang. It’s a little drying but not too bad. The aftertaste is subtle but tastes like buttery caramel kettlecorn with a thin nectar sweetness. Second steep is thicker, sweeter and in general leans much more kettlecorn. Solid overall, but I think I prefer a bolder green tea presence.
Edit: Cameron B. says below it’s bancha, not sencha :)
Flavors: Butter, Caramel, Drying, Grass Seed, Kettle Corn, Nectar, Salt, Seaweed, Straw, Sweet, Tangy, Toasted Rice, Toasty
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Their genmaicha is made with a bancha base, and yes it’s definitely mellow.
I could google but I’d rather pick your brain- what’s bancha?
It’s just a lower grade Japanese green tea than sencha, picked from bigger and more mature leaves, later in the season. It tends to have a more mellow flavor and be a bit more grassy versus vegetal.
Thank you!
I wonder how much different is this to the tea bags I have sent?
The green tea taste isn’t as pronounced and it’s overall rather sweet.
Thanks; certainly this one sounds better :)
Their genmaicha is made with a bancha base, and yes it’s definitely mellow.
I could google but I’d rather pick your brain- what’s bancha?
It’s just a lower grade Japanese green tea than sencha, picked from bigger and more mature leaves, later in the season. It tends to have a more mellow flavor and be a bit more grassy versus vegetal.
Thank you!
I wonder how much different is this to the tea bags I have sent?
The green tea taste isn’t as pronounced and it’s overall rather sweet.
Thanks; certainly this one sounds better :)