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“This my first ever Sencha – part of a gift from my niece. I can’t really say a lot about the flavour: I found it quite mild and without much character, but pleasant enough – nothing to dislike...” Read full tasting note
“I got a great batch from 2015. When opening the bag i got an intense aroma of fresh, creamy butter and fruity notes. I did my first steeping at 40 degrees for 2min to open up the leaves, then 85-90...” Read full tasting note
Fuji Sencha is a very smooth rich Sencha from the slopes of Mount Fuji in Shizuoka. Master Akiyama’s teas have won many prizes including the top gold prize at The World Green Tea Contest. Brew with boiled water that has been allowed to cool for several minutes and a teaspoon per cup.
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This my first ever Sencha – part of a gift from my niece.
I can’t really say a lot about the flavour: I found it quite mild and without much character, but pleasant enough – nothing to dislike about it. There was the tiniest invigorating bite – something like root ginger, but just the tiniest hint. Pleasant but nothing outstanding.
I let the kettle go off the boil for several minutes – as per the instructions – so I’m guessing at eighty-five degrees as the water temperature.
Incidentally, I made a second cup the same way from the same teaspoon of tea – I didn’t notice any difference.
ETA – I made this today with a bit more tea – a piled-up teaspoon instead of a moderately heaped one. It’s a bit more interesting – touches of boiled cabbage and liquorice with the teeniest hint of root ginger.
Just as yesterday, I made a second mug with the same teaspoon of tea and the flavour is just the same – fascinating to wonder how many times I could repeat it, but I couldn’t drink all that tea!
I got a great batch from 2015. When opening the bag i got an intense aroma of fresh, creamy butter and fruity notes. I did my first steeping at 40 degrees for 2min to open up the leaves, then 85-90 degrees for 10s for the rest – recommended by a japanese tea farmer, seems weird, but really works. The first steeping had a lut of butter and tropical fruits in the aroma, rich and thick texture. Tasting it i also got some notes of more baked goods, tropical fruits ending with some coconut.
The rest of the steepings had more grass to them, but over 3 steepings the intensity held up well.
Didnt find it mild at all, even though it was harvested half a year ago! Seems to hold up really well.
Bottomline: Really impressed with this sencha. Recommended!
Flavors: Bread, Butter, Coconut, Grass, Tropical
