Den's Tea

I added matcha to a smoothie this morning, but couldn’t really taste it. I think I’d rather taste it, so I probably won’t do it again, but it’s a good option for getting the benefits from the matcha if I don’t have time for actual tea.

This tea is my first experience with matcha. I expected it to be sweeter based on what I’ve read about matcha, but I don’t think I would call it sweet. I wasn’t crazy about it initially, but it’s grown on me since I’ve been drinking it daily. I won’t pass judgment on it yet, though, because I need more matcha experience. More coming in the mail soon—yay!

Trying to stay warm in my office where something has gone terribly wrong with the heating.

Morning wake-up call.

Two cups at work again today. I’ve been banned from using my electric heater because I blew the breaker today, so all I’ve got is tea (and my coat) to keep me warm. Maybe one day they’ll get the heating sorted out in that building. :P

I had two cups of this at work today. So yum. :)

I love this tea. I drink it after lunch every day at work. It’s one of the nicest genmaichas I’ve had.

This is down-right awesome!

It tastes like a combo of fresh green peas, celery, and a clean green tea! It’s juicy-sweet and has a nutty aftertaste. It’s rich and brothy. It’s even a bit toasty…maybe toasted chestnuts!

YUM!

And I just LOVE trying to SAY this one! YAY!

Thank you to TeaEqualsBliss for sending me some of this tea.

Wow! This is really quite delightful… mellow tasting, no sharpness, the vegetative flavors are mild and sweet, along with a sweet, nutty flavor that makes for an extremely smooth cup. Very little astringency with this.

This would be a great green tea for those who find the stronger flavors of Sencha to be a little off for them… this is so smooth and sweet and likable. Really wonderful.

Sweet grass and buttery yet very clean is what I am getting from this one! It’s very satisfying and is good both hot and cold. D-Lish!

First cup of the new year! I hope that everyone had a very enjoyable time last night! :)
smell: roasty, green peas, very slight floral
flavor: This is a very bright, sweet brew. This, as I’ve said before, is my favorite green tea. The smell of the dry leaf is almost overpoweringly wonderful. They are also very beautiful! I love this tea and it completely lacks astringency or bitterness.

Thanksgiving day tea! :) Semi-gongfu style. The dry leaves have this really distinct luster.
1st steep (1min 30sec)
The liquor has a distinct pea smell. It is very light and has that sweet tone I love. Oh this would taste perfect with melons or strawberries paired with it. This is actually stronger than I was expecting it to be. It’s very smooth and has no bitterness. This steep really woke the leaves up! They smell so different after the 1st steep. Very verdant smelling.
2nd steep (2 min)
Still very light and green. This time there was a bit heavier taste on the palate. It is still very sweet and reminds me of spring. This time it also seems to be begging to be paired with green fruit. I’m totally sad I don’t have any of these things lying around. Good thing I have a lot of this left! :)
3rd steep (2min 30 sec) final steep for now because I have to get going to Thanksgiving!
Light and sweet. I love this tea! I wouldn’t have picked it for myself, but got it for free from a member of another board. It really hung in there and I think it could do more steeps if time permitted.
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

I’m just remembering this so a short note for now! :)
I got this for free from a member of a different board; it was almost a full bag and I’m so happy! This stuff blew my socks off. Before this tea I had never experienced sencha before or even unflavored greens. Just the smell alone is sweet and succulent. The leaves are beautiful, thin and unfurl into large pieces when steeped. This tea was an experience I won’t soon forget. A++++ flavor and a perfect tea for my first green tea experience.

Semi sweet and semi vegetal – it’s a tad sooth – and quite memorable! I like this!

This has a delightful flavor. The orange is light and yet such a bright taste to this cup. The Sencha tastes sweet and and smooth, and the orange is sweet, juicy and citrus-tangy!

I do think I’m going to need to check into more of Den’s flavored Sencha teas… this one has me absolutely enchanted.