Gyokuro

Gotta love this tea. Very grassy, and quite smooth going down. I also love how the leaves feel.

Delicious! I drank the little bit I had left in celebration of me passing my board exams!

YUM!! Now I don’t really don’t have anything to compare this to except the matcha powder in the Starbucks green tea latte, but dang this is good! Apparently they make matcha from these leaves, so if you like that, you will probably like this too! The colour is gorgeous, it has a bit of a grassy smell, but it’s very fresh and sweet, I’d say it’s more sweet than sencha. For me, the only downside to this green tea is the price; I wish I could afford more of you, gyokuro! q-q

I DID steep my first cup in water that was far too hot and it was a bit bitter, so if you have an electric kettle like I do and don’t really monitor the water temp, I just suggest adding an ice cube or cold water to your cup before you pour in the hot water, that helped me a bit.

When I first tried it I was unsure of it. It was definitely different from anything I had tasted before and from what I was expecting. But after perfecting the steeping process itis now my new favorite tea. I am somewhat partial to Japanese greens anyway, but this one wins so far. I love the sweetness and what I am assuming is the umani, although my taste buds aren’t refined enough to know for sure. They work perfectly together. I also love the color of this tea. This tea pleases all senses.

It has a noticeably strong green tea flavor, not my favorite green tea but pretty good.

Superb, but expensive.

Very fresh tasting. Not recomended for tasting purposes. It is a simple pick-up. Good iced, drink cold to mute some of the bitterness.