This tea is alright for what it is, a Japanese green tea. The reason for a lower rating is that it is supposed to be a Gyokuro.
This tea had the complexity of an average sencha, and didn’t really develop much beyond. Though this might be because I made it in the traditional method of quick brews.
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With my limited exposure to Japanese green teas enjoyed this one, but I agree with you that it’s not complex or dynamic like the price tag and label suggests it should be! :)
I really wish I had bought their sencha to compare. And thank you again for the sample CrowKettle! I don’t have a David’s Tea near me (well I travel all over, but I never seem to find one).
I guess how I distinguish between a sencha and a gyokuro is that in the gyokuro I should be tasting a salty , freshly sauteed kale greens, and some faint hint of water-chestnuts. A soft full bodied umami flavor. But a flavor that should warm your mouth and develop the longer you let it sit on your tongue.
If my travels take me back to Japan I am going to stock up on as much tea as I can (and share the teas too!).
With my limited exposure to Japanese green teas enjoyed this one, but I agree with you that it’s not complex or dynamic like the price tag and label suggests it should be! :)
I really wish I had bought their sencha to compare. And thank you again for the sample CrowKettle! I don’t have a David’s Tea near me (well I travel all over, but I never seem to find one).
I guess how I distinguish between a sencha and a gyokuro is that in the gyokuro I should be tasting a salty , freshly sauteed kale greens, and some faint hint of water-chestnuts. A soft full bodied umami flavor. But a flavor that should warm your mouth and develop the longer you let it sit on your tongue.
If my travels take me back to Japan I am going to stock up on as much tea as I can (and share the teas too!).