Japan Everyday Fukamushi Sencha Green Tea

Tea type
Green Tea
Ingredients
Green Tea Leaves
Flavors
Asparagus, Hay, Seaweed, Sweet, Umami, Bread, Broth, Butter, Chestnut, Grass, Green Apple, Lemon Zest, Mineral, Olives, Pear, Peas, Pine, Salt, Squash, Toasted Rice, Vegetal, Zucchini
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
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Average preparation
0 min, 30 sec 3 g 8 oz / 236 ml

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  • “This is a pretty fussy sencha. First brews around 165 F for 20 sec were quite bitter and not very enjoyable. After some reading and experimenting, I recognized that about 150 F for 5 secs flash...” Read full tasting note
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  • “I’m not ready to head to bed yet, so here is another of my tea reviews from 2020. I’m pretty sure this was my first Fukamushi sencha, like ever. I do not remember trying one prior to trying this...” Read full tasting note
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From What-Cha

An affordable everyday deep steamed sencha, with a smooth grassy umami taste.

Tasting Notes:
- Smooth texture
- Grassy taste with an umami finish

Harvest: Spring 2019

Steamed: Deep (Fukamushi)

Origin: Kanaya, Shizuoka, Japan
Cultivar: Yabukita
Sourced: Direct from the farmer

Brewing Advice:
- Heat water to roughly 75°C/167°F
- Use 2 teaspoons per cup/small teapot
- Brew for 30-45 seconds

Packaging: Resealable ziplock bag

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140 tasting notes

This is a pretty fussy sencha. First brews around 165 F for 20 sec were quite bitter and not very enjoyable. After some reading and experimenting, I recognized that about 150 F for 5 secs flash first infusion was best. +10 sec/subsequent infusion for about 5 infusions total.

If brewed in the latter way, most of the bitterness is gone and is replaced by umami and sweetness.

Dry leaf: seaweed.
Wet leaf: asparagus, wet hay.
Taste: umami, sweet.

Flavors: Asparagus, Hay, Seaweed, Sweet, Umami

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I’m not ready to head to bed yet, so here is another of my tea reviews from 2020. I’m pretty sure this was my first Fukamushi sencha, like ever. I do not remember trying one prior to trying this one. Though this was supposed to be the budget offering of the two Fukamushi senchas What-Cha started carrying, I was very impressed by the quality of this tea.

I settled on a multi-step Western brewing process to prepare this tea. I started off by measuring out 3 grams of loose leaf material and steeping it in approximately 8 fluid ounces of 167 F water for 30 seconds. This infusion was followed by a 15 second infusion in 172 F water, a 45 second infusion in 177 F water, a 1 minute 15 second infusion in 182 F water, and a 3 minute infusion in 187 F water.

Prior to the first infusion, the dry leaf material produced aromas of grass, zucchini, pine, baked bread, and asparagus. After infusion, the leaf material (now more soggy leaf gunk than anything else), produced aromas of seaweed, spinach, peas, toasted rice, and vegetable broth. In the mouth, the tea liquor presented clear notes of peas, grass, zucchini, sweet corn, butter, toasted rice, chestnut, asparagus, vegetable broth, pine, and seaweed that were balanced by subtler impressions of baked bread, hay, and green apple. The second infusion introduced aromas of butter, chestnut, and summer squash. Summer squash notes came out in the mouth along with some very subtle hints of pear. The third infusion added lemon zest and green apple aromas with mineral notes and hints of both lemon zest and green apple in the mouth. The fourth infusion added a subtle green olive scent with hints of green olive also present in the tea liquor in addition to the presence of sea salt. The final infusion saw the nose turn salty and generally heavy with a mineral presence overall. The tea liquor was basically just bright green water by this point, but I did detect a mineral presence, some saltiness, and some light grassy, vegetal notes.

This was such a fun and enjoyable offering, even if all the shredded leaf material ended up turning into a mass of what appeared to be radioactive green goo in the bottom of one of my nylon brew baskets that required seriously heavy scrubbing to remove. I loved the intensely colored tea liquor and the approachable, pleasant, and complementary aroma and flavor profiles this tea displayed. Though the higher end Fukamushi sencha carried by What-Cha was more refined, this was still a tremendous offering for what it was. I actually enjoyed the two almost equally, but this tea struck me as offering more bang for the buck.

Flavors: Asparagus, Bread, Broth, Butter, Chestnut, Grass, Green Apple, Hay, Lemon Zest, Mineral, Olives, Pear, Peas, Pine, Salt, Seaweed, Squash, Toasted Rice, Vegetal, Zucchini

Preparation
0 min, 30 sec 3 g 8 OZ / 236 ML

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