Sencha Sofu Honyama

Tea type
Green Tea
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Bitter, Grass, Milky, Rice, Seaweed, Smooth, Soft, Vegetal
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Not available
Certification
Not available
Average preparation
155 °F / 68 °C 5 g

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  • “The crisp sencha has a nice bitterness without it ever getting overwhelming. Its mouthfeel is very smooth and soft and its aroma is sweet and floral with notes of rice and seaweed. The taste is...” Read full tasting note
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The Sofu cultivar is relatively new among Japanese cultivars and is not yet well-known. Due to its distinct floral aroma (reminiscent of jasmine), farmers often use it to make experimental semi-green teas, as well as very good sencha-type teas. However, some can have a higher astringency, which may not always be pleasant. That is why we were very pleased when we tasted a sample of this tea this year. It has a very pleasant aroma, and the tasteRead more

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1029 tasting notes

The crisp sencha has a nice bitterness without it ever getting overwhelming. Its mouthfeel is very smooth and soft and its aroma is sweet and floral with notes of rice and seaweed. The taste is grassy, vegetal and milky. One specific flavour I noticed is also kohlrabi.

Flavors: Bitter, Grass, Milky, Rice, Seaweed, Smooth, Soft, Vegetal

Preparation
155 °F / 68 °C 5 g

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