90

Yum, this is my kind of sencha. Spinachy aroma, brisk with a nice grassy fresh taste. It picks up a tiny bit of astringency over successive cups which provides a nice contrast to the sweetness. I got 4 good steeps out of this tea, pretty good for a Japanese green tea. The only knock against it may be that it lacks the complexity of better senchas but that’s a fairly minor quibble.

Pleasantly surprised by how good the flavor was considering this is a nearly 2 year old sample.

Flavors: Grass, Smooth, Spinach, Sweet

Preparation
160 °F / 71 °C 1 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 4 OZ / 120 ML
Ubacat

There are so many senchas at Yunomi it’s hard to pick one. I’ve gone through a few samples from Yunomi over the years and so far Kurihara Imperial Sencha has been my favourite. I don’t think I’ve tried this one so I’ll have to add a sample on my next order.

LuckyMe

I know what you mean, there’s a dizzying array of teas on Yunomi and what makes it hard is the flavor difference between Japanese greens is smaller compared to Chinese teas. I usually just go for something I haven’t ordered before that has decent reviews and hope for the best lol

Ken

Wow so many teas on their site.

I do love a good sencha!

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Ubacat

There are so many senchas at Yunomi it’s hard to pick one. I’ve gone through a few samples from Yunomi over the years and so far Kurihara Imperial Sencha has been my favourite. I don’t think I’ve tried this one so I’ll have to add a sample on my next order.

LuckyMe

I know what you mean, there’s a dizzying array of teas on Yunomi and what makes it hard is the flavor difference between Japanese greens is smaller compared to Chinese teas. I usually just go for something I haven’t ordered before that has decent reviews and hope for the best lol

Ken

Wow so many teas on their site.

I do love a good sencha!

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My Rating Criteria:

95 to 100: Top shelf stuff. Loved this tea and highly recommend it

90 to 94: Excellent. Enjoyed this tea and would likely repurchase

80 to 89: Good but not great. I liked it though it may be lacking in some aspects. I’ll finish it but probably won’t buy again

70 to 79: Average at best. Not terrible but wouldn’t willingly drink again

60 to 69: Sub-par. Low quality tea, barely palatable

59 and below: Bleh

Fell into tea many years ago and for a long time my experience was limited to Japanese greens and flavored Teavana teas. My tea epiphany happened when I discovered jade oolongs. That was my gateway drug to the world of high quality tea and teaware.

For the most part, I drink straight tea but do appreciate a good flavored tea on occasion. I love fresh green and floral flavors and as such, green tea and Taiwanese oolongs will always have a place in my cupboard. After avoiding black tea forever, Chinese blacks have started to grow on me. I’m less enthusiastic about puerh though. I also enjoy white tea and tisanes but reach for them less frequently.

Other non-tea interests include: cooking, reading, nature, philosophy, MMA, traveling when I can, and of course putzing around on the interwebs.

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