265 Tasting Notes
Wonderful tea with a thick mouthfeel, especially on the first infusion. Will be reordering some of this when I run out for sure! Started smooth as ice and became more astringent as the infusions went on.
Dry leaf: allspice.
Wet leaf: wet earth.
Flavor: honey, cardamom, honeydew.
Flavors: Allspice, Cardamom, Honey, Honeydew, Wet Earth
Many thanks to Alistair for this free sample! Loved this tea and definitely want to get some more eventually. I feel like this tea’s flavor evolved for me more than most others I’ve tried over the course of the infusions. First infusion was spinach, cream and cucumber. Second infusion lost most of the spinach flavor. Third infusion introduced honey. Fourth and fifth infusions had a back note of peach.
Dry leaf: vegetal.
Wet leaf: spinach.
Flavor: spinach, cream, cucumber, peach, honey.
Flavors: Cream, Cucumber, Honey, Peach, Spinach, Vegetal
Wonderfully light and refreshing tea! Medium-low astringency, very vegetal, with minimal to no bitterness. Only reason this is under a 90 is because it is a bit too mild in flavor for my taste in green teas. Otherwise, I really do love this tea!
Dry leaf: vegetal.
Wet leaf: cream corn, sweet, umami.
Flavor: cream, sweet, spinach.
Flavors: Cream, Spinach, Stewed Vegetables, Sweet Corn, Umami
Not a bad tea. My first TGY. I have tried the sample twice and dont feel like the tea tasted the same each time, but perhaps that is just my memory.
Dry leaf: smoky, floral.
Wet leaf: malty, smoky.
Taste: floral, smoky, bitter.
Flavors: Bitter, Floral, Malt, Smoke
I appreciate the mild flavor the tea has while retaining lots of complexity. The mouthfeel is also wonderful and the thickest tea I’ve had other than gyokuro. I am impressed with the complexity, how the tea changes so much as it steeped, and the mouthfeel. As the tea passes infusion 4-5, the flavors switch from floral, creamy, and sweet to primarily vegetal.
Dry leaf: cream, butter.
Wet leaf: floral, vegetal.
Flavor: floral, creamy, sweet, vegetal.
Flavors: Butter, Cream, Floral, Sweet, Vegetal
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
Quite nice tea on a Saturday night. Most unique black tea I’ve tried so far.
Dry leaf: orange zest.
Wet leaf: wet earth, malt.
Taste: tangy, orange.
Flavors: Malt, Orange Zest, Tangy, Wet Earth
This was the worst tea I’ve had. I don’t know if I got a bad sample (I tried both bags though), or if I just don’t like this type of tea, but I did not experience most of the positive flavors listed for this DHP. If you like smoking a cigarette while huffing gasoline, this is the tea for you.
Dry leaf: charcoal, ash.
Wet leaf: tobacco, petroleum.
Palate: tobacco, petroleum.
Flavors: Ash, Charcoal, Tobacco
