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“Color me unimpressed. :( I read Auggy’s review of this, so I went into this with a bit of trepidation. My first sencha, and it’s very disappointing! Anyway, the leaves look pretty! Very...” Read full tasting note
“Ho hum. I don’t know if I’m a green tea fan, really. Or maybe I’m just not an unflavored green tea fan. I don’t quite feel fair giving this one a number (thought really, I’d probably put it in...” Read full tasting note
“I thought that this tea was acceptable but I would not buy it. I have had senchas that are more vegetal (which I like) and more buttery (which I also like). This one did not have a lot of...” Read full tasting note
“The dry leaf makes me sad. Not shiny, not a pretty green and the needles have a few full ones but a lot of broken ones – and this has no indication of being a deeply steamed sencha so we should...” Read full tasting note
Sencha is a Japanese green loose leaf tea with the delightful aroma of a fresh country meadow after the spring rains. Grown in the shadow of Mount Fuji, this smooth green tea is traditionally served to guests in Japanese homes. Not only is it beautiful in color and beneficial to the body, but also healthy and delicious.
Golden Moon is dedicated to offering outstanding, whole-leaf teas of the greatest quality and finesse. All Golden Moon Teas are hand-plucked and meticulously crafted to enhance leaf character, aroma, color, clarity, body, complexity, and above all, flavor.
Meh. I was expecting more, but tasted less. Dry leaves are very small, bright green slivers, like cut grass, with a mild vegetal aroma. Infusion tasted a bit like cooked asparagus, but really not much flavor. Did not hold up well with subsequent infusions.
Whoa, with a Steepster rating of 50 I thought this one would be a lot worse. Especially as I’m just now opening my ancient single serving sample. But this one isn’t bad! Maybe I’m just missing green teas that I haven’t been sipping as much lately. Yes, the pieces of the tea were pretty small, but the sample has probably been crushed a few times. But the flavor is decent. Maybe the under a minute steep does the trick? The flavor is a little vegetal and buttery, surprisingly fresh.
Second steep: OH. I can see why this one might not get such a high rating. The basket eventually is almost half full of steeped leaves which is probably way too much for sencha. The flavor does get a little bitey. Nothing like the delicious previous cup. I think Golden Moon’s sample amounts might have been hurting themselves.
Steep #1 // 30 minutes after boiling // under minute steep
Steep #2 // 30 minutes after boiling // under 2 minute steep
