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drank Tokuyo Genmaicha by Nishimoto Trading Co., LTD
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Backlog from yesterday morning, after the Steepster Day of Server Doom:

I’m planning on ordering some genmaicha from Yunomi.us in September, so I really need to sip this down. The thing is, a little bit of this goes a long way. I don’t have much new to say about this tea, but it’s decent.
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Cameron B.
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Do you know of a really good one from Yunomi.us? :D I love genmaicha.

TeaBrat
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Cameron – I thought Obubu’s was nice :)

Christina / BooksandTea
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I’ve only tried 2 genmaichas from Yunomi.us, and I liked both of them. Notes here:

http://steepster.com/teas/yunomi/41466-monoucha-genmaicha-from-ishinomaki-miyagi#tasting-notes

http://steepster.com/teas/yunomius/46122-naturalitea-number-06-organic-genmaicha#tasting-notes

BTW: the second one is currently on sale on Yunomi.us – IIRC, it’s about $8 for 200g.

If there’s still any of that brand still in stock come Sept 1st, I may buy it. If not, I’m going to go with the first genmaicha to restock.

Cameron B.
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TeaBrat, yeah I’m still planning on ordering a bunch of sencha samples from Obubu via Yunomi, so I’ll definitely try their genmaicha as well. :D

Christina, thanks for the recommendations! I’ll keep those two in mind. :D

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Cameron B.
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Do you know of a really good one from Yunomi.us? :D I love genmaicha.

TeaBrat
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Cameron – I thought Obubu’s was nice :)

Christina / BooksandTea
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I’ve only tried 2 genmaichas from Yunomi.us, and I liked both of them. Notes here:

http://steepster.com/teas/yunomi/41466-monoucha-genmaicha-from-ishinomaki-miyagi#tasting-notes

http://steepster.com/teas/yunomius/46122-naturalitea-number-06-organic-genmaicha#tasting-notes

BTW: the second one is currently on sale on Yunomi.us – IIRC, it’s about $8 for 200g.

If there’s still any of that brand still in stock come Sept 1st, I may buy it. If not, I’m going to go with the first genmaicha to restock.

Cameron B.
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TeaBrat, yeah I’m still planning on ordering a bunch of sencha samples from Obubu via Yunomi, so I’ll definitely try their genmaicha as well. :D

Christina, thanks for the recommendations! I’ll keep those two in mind. :D

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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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