75
drank Sobacha by Ito En
987 tasting notes

I bought this hot on the heels of trying my very first sobacha from Yunomi.us a few days ago. The smell of this, when it’s brewed up is lovely. Have you ever had those sesame snap things? Where it’s just like this solid wafer of sesame seeds glued together with a bit of sugar or honey? This tea smells almost exactly like that.

However, the taste is much nuttier and grainer, and not as sweet as the sobacha from Yamane-en. Since the package of this is huge I’ll definitely finish it off, but I think I’ll try sticking to a sweeter variety after this.

Preparation
Boiling 1 min, 0 sec 6 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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Updated March 2016:

I’m a writer and editor who’s fallen in love with loose-leaf tea. I’ve also set up a site for tea reviews at http://www.booksandtea.ca – an excellent excuse to keep on buying and trying new blends. There will always be more to discover!

In the meantime, since joining Steepster in January 2014, I’ve gotten a pretty good handle on my likes and dislikes

Likes: Raw/Sheng pu’erh, sobacha, fruit flavours, masala chais, jasmine, mint, citrus, ginger, Ceylons, Chinese blacks, rooibos.

Dislikes (or at least generally disinclined towards): Hibiscus, rosehip, chamomile, licorice, lavender, really vegetal green teas, shu/ripe pu’erh.

Things I generally decide on a case-by-case basis: Oolong, white teas.

Still need to do my research on: matcha

I rarely score teas anymore, but if I do, here’s the system I follow:

100-85: A winner!
84-70: Pretty good. This is a nice, everyday kind of tea.
69-60: Decent, but not up to snuff.
59-50: Not great. Better treated as an experiment.
49-0: I didn’t like this, and I’m going to avoid it in the future. Blech.

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