This kabusecha is seriously delicious. I had another one by this same company but ran out of it a while ago, decided it was time to go for it because I remember how good it was. I think that was just called Kabusecha and this is Kabusecha Takamodo. I’m not sure what the difference is between the two.
I steeped this in my Japanese teapot (Kyusu) for 2 minutes. It yields a light green infusion that is slightly thick, sweet and tastes of spinach and nuts with a slight marine flavor. There is not a lot of astringency that you can sometimes find in regular senchas. Kabusecha is shade grown but not to the same degree as gyokuro. One thing I really love about this is the sense of relaxed alertness that it brings, earlier Indigobloom mentioned the “theanine” buzz and this definitely has it. I feel there is something sublime and almost transcendental about this lovely brew. Definitely hard to go wrong with this grower, in my opinion. It also resteeps fairly well.
It looks like Camellia Sinensis also carries this tea if you want to buy it on-line:
http://camellia-sinensis.com/en/kabusecha-takamado
Sounds great!!!!
If you like shade grown Japanese green tea I recommend it!
I do, I really do :)