Sample cube 11/18
Trying to put a little more substance to these notes, otherwise they’re getting shorter and shorter…
Lunchtime brew. The dry leaf smells very vegetal and savory, and once brewed up, those qualities remain very strong. The liquor is a light spring green—much greener than the average non-sencha green tea. And while the brewed tea retains a vegetal aroma (I’ve never found much appeal in picking out whether it reminds me of individual vegetables, haha), the taste also has notes of dried seaweed, a distinct quality that I can’t describe better than “typical sencha flavor”, and a light astringency. It’s a very substantial green tea, and a good accompaniment to a meal. If not for this sample, I’m not sure when I would have next voluntarily reached for a sencha, but I’m quite glad I tried it.
