Maeda-en

A quick “wash” or a 30-second steep in hot water does magic for this year’s new crop tea. I was a little meh about last year’s Oohashiri (but then again, if you’re not used to new crop, Oohashiri can be a bit shocking with its very vegetal nose), but the 2010 Oohashiri makes me very, very hopeful about this year’s harvest.