Kasumi no Chajin

Powdered
Appearance: bright silky green powder
Aroma when Dry: buttery ginger notes
After water is first poured: warming ginger notes
At end of first steep: warming buttery ginger
Tea liquor: bright deep green
Staple? Yes, if I remain interested in flavored matcha
Preferred time of day: evening
At first ?: warm grassy, buttery ginger
As it cools?: notes get sweeter, smoother, buttery
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No, but want to try it mixed with chai masala
Lingers? yes, ginger, grass and butter

Powdered
Appearance: bright green silky matcha powder
Aroma when Dry: nutty, sweet rice notes
After water is first poured: sweet rice, light grass, lima bean notes
Tea liquor: deep bright green, light green froth
Staple? Possibly, if I remain interested in flavored matcha
Preferred time of day: evening
Taste:
At first ?: nutty, roasty, smooth, buttery
As it cools?: notes mellow slightly, tea gets grassier, slightly sharp close
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, nutty creamy thick notes

Loose
Appearance: olive brown green grey large curled leaf
Aroma when Dry: coconut pound cake
After water is first poured: desserty, sweet (western) powdery coconut
At end of first steep: nutty, buttery slight chestnut notes
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: clear
Staple? Possible
Preferred time of day: afternoon, evening
Taste:
At first ?: buttered popcorn and chestnuts, creamy finish
As it cools?: notes open, coconut notes surface, fragrant close on palate
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, nutty coconut notes

Second Steep (4min):
At first: light coconut nutty notes
As it cools?: buttery, nutty, odd metallic note close

Third Steep (5min):
At first: sweet coconut
As it cools: coconut and mineral, metallic notes

Loose
Appearance: large longjing leaf., bits of bright safflower
Aroma when Dry: yellow grapefruit
After water is first poured: light yellow grapefruit
At end of first steep: tart, juicy white grapefruit
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: clear
Staple? possible summer staple
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first ?: grapefruit zest, cream textured close
As it cools?:tea lightens, bean notes surface, veggie textures linger
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, fuzzy, velvety citrus notes

Second Steep (4min):
At first: grapefruit sour tang
As it cools?: gets very heavy bean, cloying vegital notes

Loose
Appearance: soft, delicate white grey green leaf
Aroma when Dry: soft, floral minty melon,
After water is first poured: floral, sticky chewy sweet
At end of first steep: fruit, melon
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: hints of grassy green
Staple? Type yes, would gladly restock with brand
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first ?: light, airy, floral, velvety close
As it cools?: gets a bit thicker, juicy, melon notes
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Faintly, melon, almost cantaloupe notes

Second steep (5min)
Aroma: light melon floral
Taste:
At first: velvety floral, melon, apple, rose notes
As it cools: mineral notes surface, tea gets thick, brothy, slightly salty

Loose
Appearance: greyish olive black, slightly curled leaf
Aroma when Dry: fruity, sweet
After water is first poured: bright, fruity
At end of first steep: raisin
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: pale grass green
Staple? Type no
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first ?: fruity, crisp, raisin, grape notes
As it cools?: gets juicy, thick, creamy
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Slightly, raisin and fruit notes

Loose
Appearance: grey green gunpowder curls
Aroma when Dry: dusty, sour grassy
After water is first poured: sweet, grassy
At end of first steep: juicy, grassy
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: hints of green
Staple? Type no, brand acceptable
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first ?: heavy vegital, creamy close
As it cools?: notes deepen, tea gets bodied
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Buttery notes

Loose
Appearance: bi color light, medium brown bicolor oolong kernel
Aroma when Dry: floral, sour fruity
After water is first poured: honeysuckle, fruity notes
At end of first steep: honeysuckle, fruity notes, peach, apricot
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: clear
Staple? likely
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first ?: sharp, floral, sour, mineral notes
As it cools?: tea gets bodied, brothy, notes open up and mellow slightly
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? barely, hints of salty broth

Second Steep (3 min):
At first: Brothy, floral, salty
As it cools: notes mellow, tea gets deeply bodied

Loose
Appearance: fine leaf, deep green sencha
Aroma when Dry: soft, sweet, nutty, chestnut notes
After water is first poured: buttered nuts
At end of first steep: light chestnut
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: hints of green
Staple? Yes
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first ?: buttery, slightly grassy, nutty rice notes
As it cools?: gets a bit grassier, vegital, still buttery rice notes, gets slighty brothy
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? faint creamy grass notes

Second Steep (4min):
sour, brothy

Loose
Appearance: fine leaf, deep green sencha
Aroma when Dry: soft, sweet vegital
After water is first poured: sweet, (eastern) fragrant, lightly buttery
At end of first steep: sweet, buttery
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: light green
Staple? Yes
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first ?: even, creamy, sweet
As it cools?: starts getting bodied and brothy
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, with a powdery bodied sweetness

Second Steep( 4min):
gets very sour and soapy with a lingering quality

Loose
Appearance: olive grey green sencha lead
Aroma when Dry: grassy, smooth, sweet (eastern) light, hint of floral
After water is first poured: creamy, buttery, vegital, sweet
At end of first steep: creamy, vegital, sweet
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: clear
Staple? Type yes
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first ?: smooth, velvety, mineral notes, light vegital
As it cools?: notes flatten, get juicy vegital, soupy
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Hints of buttery vegital notes

Loose
Appearance: long green leaf
Aroma when Dry: heavy vegital,
After water is first poured: burnt spinach
At end of first steep: cream spinach
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: light green
Staple? Type No
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first?: spinach, peas
As it cools?: tea deepens, gets sweeter,asparagus notes surface cloying
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, with cloying heavy vegital notes

Loose
Appearance: fuzzy bicolored pearl curls
Aroma when Dry: sweet, bright, light floral
After water is first poured: floral honeysuckle, cherry blossom notes
At end of first steep: floral, fruity, cantaloupe notes surface
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: clear
Staple? likely
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first ?: light fruity, mineral notes, honeysuckle, berry, melon notes high on the palate
As it cools?: tea gets bodied, brothy, sweeter, salt close
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Only slightly, mineral notes

Second Steep (4min):
At first: light mineral melony notes
As it cools: bodied mineral broth

Third Steep (5min):
faintly sweet mineral broth

Loose
Appearance: green brown oolong kernel
Aroma when Dry: deeply milky creamy, nutty, hints of floral
After water is first poured: warm, milky, nutty, floral
At end of first steep: honeyed cream
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: clear
Staple? Type yes, would buy brand
Preferred time of day: afternoon, evening
Taste:
At first ?: honey cream then nutty notes, closing on buttery cream finish
As it cools?: tea gets sour, brothy, slight salt notes, stays buttery
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? bearly, buttery cream notes

Second Steep (4 min):
At first: buttery, nutty
As it cools?: bodied, salty, brothy

Third Steep (5min):
Salty, bodied broth, fruit notes

Loose
Appearance: mid forest green, highlights of olive, medium jasmine buds
Aroma when Dry: slightly soapy jasmine floral
After water is first poured: moderate jasmine floral, hints of grass
At end of first steep: soft grassy jasmine
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: light grass
Staple? Type yes, would gladly buy brand
Preferred time of day: afternoon, evening
Taste:
At first?: buttery jasmine notes, getting floral on the close
As it cools?: notes deepen,tea gets bodied, slightly salty, brothy, floral close
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Slightly, floral all across palate

Loose
Appearance: large rose hip chunks, long hibiscus bits, deep crimson red blend
Aroma when Dry: bright, fruity, tart, herby
After water is first poured: fruity, nutty
At end of first steep:fruity, nutty, herbal
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: light pink
Staple? Type yes, would restock with brand happily
Preferred time of day: any, medicinal, summer seasonal
Taste:
At first?: bright, lightly tart
As it cools?: notes open up, deepen tea gets a bit more tart,
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? yes, a slight sour, tart earthy tang
Want to try chilled

Loose
Appearance: basic black leaf,, mostly coffee dark black, small curl
Aroma when Dry: malty, fruity, astringent
After water is first poured: fruity, malty, sweet
At end of first steep: fruity, sweet
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: Shadowy brown
Staple? Type No, would drink this one again, might buy
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first (without milk)?: flat, non astringent black
As it cools?: notes deepen, raisin notes surface
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Only slight mineral notes

Bagged
Aroma when Dry: sweet spicy chocolate, faint cinnamon notes
After water is first poured: Hazelnut Cocoa
At end of first steep: hazelnut bonbons
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: light yellowy brown
Staple? possible
Preferred time of day: evening
Taste:
At first (without milk)?: cinnamon, nutmeg, spiced hazelnut sugar, creamy close
As it cools (with milk)?: notes deepen, sweetness lessens, but tea gets creamier
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? few oz of milk added after first notes
Lingers? Yes, hazelnut notes across the palate
With milk?hazelnut notes open up, spices deepen, tea gets lighter

Loose
Appearance: long fine leaf, dark forest green
Aroma when Dry: buttery, smooth, sweet (eastern)
After water is first poured: buttery, smooth, creamy, sweet (eastern)
At end of first steep: even smooth vegital
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: clear
Staple? Type likey, would use brand again
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first?: smooth, brothy, salt seaweed note close
As it cools?: gets rich, creamy, salty, brothy
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)?
Lingers? Yes, sweet, silky, vegital, brothy notes, hints of salt

Second Steep(5 min):
At first: lightly sour vegital, sweet buttery close
As it cools?: gets a cloying sweet, sour vegital note

Loose
Appearance: small, thin curled grey leaf
Aroma when Dry: sweet beans
After water is first poured: vegital, soupy, sweet
At end of first steep: vegital, soupy, sweet
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: hit of green
Staple? No
Preferred time of day: unsure, first tasting
Taste:
At first?: sour vegtial, brothy, bitter tangy close
As it cools?: gets more vegital, sweet notes mingle with the sour tang
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)?
Lingers? Yes, sour vegetal notes across the palate

Loose
Appearance: Long flat leaf tea, shades of olive
Aroma when Dry: light grass, hints of cream
After water is first poured: creamy bean notes
At end of first steep: sweet lima bean
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: clear
Staple? No
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first?: bright, soupy vegital, bean and nut notes
As it cools?: notes linger longer, sweeten, get cloying, nut notes disappear
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, sticky sweet, slightly brothy

Loose
Appearance: large oolong kernel, dark olive grey green
Aroma when Dry: sugary sweet, hints of butter notes
After water is first poured: buttery sugar
At end of first steep: buttery, creamy, sugary sweet
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: clear
Staple? Type yes, would buy brand again
Preferred time of day: afternoon, evening
Taste:
At first?: buttery sticky rice
As it cools?: starts to get nutty, popcorn texture, creamy, slightly lingering close, starts to get bodied, brothy
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, buttery rice notes, mostly high in palate

Second Steep(5 min):
At first: buttery, nutty, creamy
As it cools: gets bodied, rich, salty, brothy, buttery notes lighten a bit

Third Steep (5 min):
Light, brothy, nutty

Loose
Appearance: balanced yellow red blend of florals
Aroma when Dry: bright ginseng, camomile floral
After water is first poured: sweet spicy tart, ginseng, hints of rosehip and ginger
At end of first steep: ginseng, hints of ginger
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: clear
Staple? Possible, medicinally
Preferred time of day: as needed medicinally
Taste:
At first?: smooth tart ginseng notes, velvety mineral notes. Hints of rosehip on close
As it cools?: ginseng notes expand, deepen tea gets bodied
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Slightly, ginseng and light rosehip notes

Loose
Appearance: dark large curl oolong
Aroma when Dry: light earthy, floral jasmine
After water is first poured: strong floral jasmine
At end of first steep: honeyed apple jasmine
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: clear
Staple? No, might try type again
Preferred time of day: afternoon, evening
Taste:
At first?: light, thick perfumy velvety jasmine
As it cools?: notes sweeten, thicken in the palate
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)?No
Lingers? Yes, sticky sweet jasmine notes