Den's Tea

I was in a mad rush this morning so I chose a teabag from my Den’s sampler (ok full disclosure: I actually drank a Tazo one first but that left me feeling unfulfilled so I had to drink something else immediately after to get my fix). I should have read the reviews about the powder, cause when I opened the pouch it exploded with dust all over my desk. Sigh. It’s one of those days.

All debacles aside, I enjoyed this. I did have to steep for a long time to get the full flavor I was looking for. But it was there; vegetal and slightly buttery with a hint of chestnut. I kinda had to dig for it though; it wasn’t as present as it would be in loose leaf form, but that’s expected. Overall this is a pretty decent bagged tea that I would stash in my purse for “tea emergencies” (yeah, I know you know what I mean!)

This has aged a bit, but was still quite tasty. Yum.
I couldn’t really pick out any specific notes, but it was buttery and vegetal with a nice side of saltiness. One more cuppa left! maybe two.

Green tea, very deep, vegetal green tea! That is all I could really pick out, except for a side note of artichoke.
Thanks to whomever sent me the sample. I had it noted down but the tape was pulled off when sorting.

Thank you Alpahkitty for this sample! Juicy Pineapple and some excellent Sencha! What’s not to love?
Den’s tea offers some of my favorite Sencha and their flavored sencha have all been delightful!

It’s Friday! And the sun actually came out! Wooot! What better way to celebrate than with my first spring tea of the season.

This has a light floral and fruity taste, without being sweet. I generally can’t stand all things cherry flavored as they remind me of children’s tylenol syrup from back in the day, but this just tastes so light and fresh and natural. The flavor is so delicate; it tastes like my tea was kissed by a cherry blossom. Mmm…it’s love at first sip. Hello spring!

Green tea day continues! This one is roasty toasty yet light and has that awesome matcha kick which I need for a Monday afternoon pick-me-up :D

I haven’t written a tasting note in a couple of days because I’ve mostly been on a kick of drinking this tea, along with various shu puerhs. Boring to read about but satisfying as heck for me! This one is the perfect combination of sweet/green/savory rice flavors. And I’m loving the matcha kick in the afternoon!

I got my Den’s order in the mail today, YAY!

Celebrating with some toasty ricey genmaicha with the extra kick of matcha!

I already knew I love genmaicha but this is my first experience with an “extra green” version with added matcha. This along with everything else in my sample pack from Den’s was very good and I would totally buy again!

Already regretting only getting 1 oz of this. What was I thinking?!

Sigh. So good :) it’s like a gentle floral with a hint of cherry, which is perfect with the butter greeny Sencha.

Yep, I’m gonna have to order more of this one!

Really lovely sencha base with a floral cherry note. Falling in love with green teas today <3 This particular tea is really beautiful dry too. The dark green sencha with teeny sakura blossoms is so pretty!

Sip down! I really enjoyed this Sencha, but I have to admit I was a little excited to see it go, but only because I’ve got a new pouch of a different Sencha I wouldn’t let myself open until I finished this one! :D

I am off work today, so I’m enjoying a Kyusu full of this sencha since I don’t normally get to through the week. I am almost out of this one, but that is fine since I have other senchas waiting in the wings to be opened! :D

Yum! Trying to sip down this stuff so I can open my fresh bag of sencha from Yunomi.us. Sip, sip sip…. :)

Tea of the morning! :)

I like to use my little Kyusu on the weekends when I actually have time! Still enjoying this tea quite a bit. Considering how much cheaper it is than Shincha, it is quite a delicious bargain!

I’m off work today babysitting the ceiling repairman fixing our living room. Since I’m at home where my kyusu is I decided a pot of sencha would be perfect! :)

Enjoying this in my new little Kyusu :)

This is a wonderful buttery vegetabley green. No bitterness. So glad I got the sampler from Den’s so I could try some Japanese green teas! They are fast becoming my favorites.