Auggy

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Hattori-san's Kabuse Sencha from Chicago Tea Garden

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Auggy drank Hattori-san's Kabuse Sencha by Chicago Tea Garden

I had this last night and it had a little bitterness at the end. The bitterness wasn’t bad, actually – it balanced out the super-creaminess – but I still wanted to give it a shot with a shorter steep time to see what would happen.

Apparently, angles sing.

Seriously, y’all, this is so good. Creamy, milky, rich, vibrant, chlorophyl-y, a little citrusy towards the end. SO. GOOD. I thought it was tasty last night? It has nothing on how it is tonight.

It was probably the noisiest cup of tea I’ve had in quite a while, what with all the ‘oooh’ and ‘wow’ that was going on. The husband was staring at me with a confused look for a while until I offered him a sip. Then his eyes widened and suddenly he understood. Fantastic.
^{7.2g/7oz/155°/1min}

2012-02-02 22:49:04 -0500

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ScottTeaMan 2012-02-03 08:08:55 -0500

Awesome review Auggy. :))

gmathis 2012-02-03 08:52:23 -0500

I never thought of tea as noisy, but I’ve had some cups like that recently, too!

Auggy 2012-02-03 09:48:19 -0500

ScottTeaMan, Hehe! Thanks! And the shorter steep time totally did it so yay!
gmathis, It’s nice to have those noisy cups!

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I’ve decided to brave the slowness that is Steepster because I miss seeing all the good teas folks on here discover! Sometimes my notices for PMs and such have been questionable. Email me at your own risk at aug3zimm at gmail dot com.

1 – 10 – Bleck. Didn’t finish the cup.
11 – 25 – Drinkable. But don’t punish me by making me have it again.
26 – 40 – Meh. Most likely will see if the husband likes it iced.
41 – 60 – Okayish. Maybe one day I’ll kill off what I have in my pantry.
61 – 75 – Decent. I might pick some up if I needed tea.
76 – 85 – Nice. I’d probably buy but wouldn’t hunt it down.
86 – 100 – Yum! I will hunt down the vendor to get this tea!

Not that anyone but me particularly cares, but there it is.