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Amy oh

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Amy oh drank Frosty Garden by Mellow Monk

This came in my recent order with Mellow Monk so I thought I’d try it out today…

This was steeped for around 90 seconds at approx. 170F (I was guesstimating)

Ooooh, I really like this! A light green sencha with white stems. My tea liquor is a light chartreuse color. This is exceedingly mild and mellow, perhaps because of the white stems? It ha a definite brothy, vegetal tone with slight notes of seaweed and a sweet finish with a tad bit of astringency, a slight grapefruit element here.

I’m a big fan of Japanese green teas and this one is really nice! Mellow Monk describes it as luscious and I would agree. It just kind of rolls around on your tongue in a delightful manner. One of my favorite senchas to date.

2012-07-26 15:08:31 -0400

175 °F / 79 °C

1 min 30 sec

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TeaEqualsBliss 2012-07-26 15:16:11 -0400

Oh! I haven’t tried this one! Sounds awesome tho!!!

Amy oh 2012-07-26 15:18:02 -0400

It is!

ScottTeaMan 2012-07-26 18:00:56 -0400

I thought this might be a blended Sencha, but doesn’t appear to be. Sounds awesome!! Glad you enjoy it Amy. :))

Scatterbrain 2012-07-26 18:19:11 -0400

On my list! There’s something about drinking sencha that makes you feel fantastic, you know?

Amy oh 2012-07-26 18:47:21 -0400

@Kwinter – YES!

Scatterbrain 2012-07-26 18:50:14 -0400

Don’t get me wrong, I love Chinese green tea, but Japanese tea is just so FRESH and full of life!

Amy oh 2012-07-26 19:03:24 -0400

I do not like Chinese green tea nearly as much as Japanese green tea.

Scatterbrain 2012-07-26 19:09:19 -0400

Same here now that I think about it haha. The only Chinese greens I’ve had that I really loved are jasmine pearls and dragonwell, and I have to be in the right mood for them.

Garret 2012-07-26 22:17:58 -0400

Well, then, we might have to have you try the cloud and mist or the valley peak. I visited both these farms when in China. Pretty dang great! When you two come for tea tomorrow afternoon, we’ll make some :)

Amy oh 2012-07-26 23:18:57 -0400

Garret – I do like your Valley Peak quite a lot!

Garret 2012-07-26 23:55:56 -0400

That’s right! I remember that now. You’re still invited for tea tomorrow, though :) We will drink some of the new mandala raw cakes that are just arriving. I have them up on the site. 3 new 100grammers. Time for bed here in MN! My early morning run comes a lot earlier when I get to bed this late! Have a great night, my friend!!

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My profile pic is of a pink dahlia at Golden Gate Park.

Hobbies include: tea, making art, animals, vegan things, buddhism, nature, creativity, books, writing, cooking, meditation, yoga.

I am a fan of many different teas but my favorites are blacks and oolongs, also like darjeeling and pu-erh. I’n always learning and expanding my horizons!

Dislikes include: bergamot, jasmine, highly tannic or bitter teas, overly judgmental and bitter people. :)

Live in San Francisco, I’m a SINK (single income, no kids) and love the urban life, but traveling out to the middle of nowhere is always fun too.

I tend to not drink things I know I will hate so a lot of my tea ratings are on the higher side. Here’s my rating system, sorta

95-100 I love this tea and would like to keep it around

94-90 An excellent tea which I may or may not repurchase

89-80 Pretty good, above average

79-70 Acceptable

69-60 Mundane – Will probably drink it if I have it

59-50 Ick

49 and below Nasty