Pineapple Sencha

Sometimes you come across a tea so wonderful you have no idea how your life went on without it. One of those teas that makes you grin ear to ear, it’s just perfect! For me (and judging from the reviews, for many others as well!) this is one of those teas.

I bought this kind of on a whim, I was ordering the Sakura Sencha and noticed this sitting right next to it. So I looked up reviews, and there were so many 90+ I just had to get some. But I didn’t know it would be THIS good. Because man oh man, this tea is heaven. Fruit heaven.

The pineapple is so unbelievably authentic, up there in my mind with Butiki’s fantastic fruit flavoring. It’s tart, tropical and so smooth and fresh, like someone mixed pineapple juice in with my sencha. I mean, I almost don’t believe this is flavored! Obviously someone snuck chunks of fresh pineapple in when I wasn’t looking!

And, since this is Den’s we are talking about, the base is fantastic. It’s denser than some senchas I’ve tried, with a real creamy and butter feel. And a hint of caramel comes out when combined with the pineapple! It’s both light and heavy, if that makes any sense. Creamy and rich, but without a dense feeling to it.

And while I usually only drink fruit teas iced, this is fantastic hot! Thankfully it’s not one of their seasonal blends so I can keep this gem stocked all year long.

Thank you Alpahkitty for this sample! Juicy Pineapple and some excellent Sencha! What’s not to love?
Den’s tea offers some of my favorite Sencha and their flavored sencha have all been delightful!

Ahhhhhhhhh! PURE Fresh, Pineapple! Perfect scent of Pineapple
If you like Pineapple…check this out!

Before, During, and After it’s all about the freshly cut Pineapple Smell…once you infuse add the fresh Pineapple smell to a Green Tea and there you go! It has a typical Sencha type color and the taste is refreshing and creamy, yes, creamy! I was shocked it was creamy…I mean it says it’s creamy but I didn’t believe it for myself until I tried it. AND it’s still all about the Pineapple! YUMMY Juiciness! The Green Tea Taste is still true as well!

This is a darling of a flavored green sencha tea!

Wow, this is good. Like, really good. Perfect combo of sweet grassy Sencha and really sweet pineapple. The pineapple isn’t overwhelming but definitely complements the Sencha beautifully. It’s like the sweetness of the Sencha flows right into the sweeter pineapple. I also got a free sample of their Orange Sencha with my order, so I’m curious to see how that compares.

So far I’m really loving Den’s Teas!

I LOVE THIS!!!! I couldn’t wait to try the pineapple sencha after trying the apple sencha earlier this afternoon. I ordered the apple for my mom and the pineapple for me. This is so so good! I did use the recommended short steep time of 30sec. and boiling water and the pineapple taste is simply amazing! I think this would be great iced but I am enjoying this hot. It kind of gives me the feeling of summer but with warmth during these cold cold days here in Pennsylvania. This one will be on the reorder list for sure! I think next time I am going to order the orange sencha as well!

With all the positive comments I’ve read about pineapple sencha lately, I just knew it had to be good. However, I didn’t expect this tea to completely blow me away… and it did! Den’s Tea does a phenomenal job with its teas. The sencha is so very green and inviting and the little chunks of papaya scattered throughout contrast nicely. I loved looking at it and breathing in the fresh, pineapple scent. (At first it smells a bit too pineappley… similar to pineapple in syrup.)

I always worry about cooking my green teas and ending with veggies, so I took a lighter route again. 185/1 min. Now, the pineapple scent is subdued, but still very present. There is something else weighing in on the aroma, but I can’t quite place my finger on it. It’s a heavier scent, more vegetal and I’m a bit worried about the flavor this tea has. Until I take a sip…

The taste… amazing! First and foremost, I taste the pineapple. It’s still ever present, but is not too sweet. I can pick up papaya in the aftertaste, perhaps coconut, too. It’s a sweet/nutty combination of flavors. There’s a slight bitterness to the tea, not too much. Most surprising of all is the body of this tea. It has a thickness to it. I can’t believe it is just water here and not something heavier. There is most definitely a buttery creaminess to it. I think that’s what I was picking up in the aroma… butter. It’s a very interesting combination and an extremely pleasing experience. This tea is wonderful!

Th dry dark green leaves express a strong pineapple fragrance. It smells like a fresh ripe pineapple, as opposed to the candy pineapple fragrance that is so common. The beautiful yellow liquor produced by the leaves smells like nuts, butter, and lightly of pineapple. The pineapple comes out more strongly in the taste, but it is still quite light. This is a very nice tea. I think I will definitely be buying more of this.

This sencha and pieces of pineapple. This smells like pineapple. I steeped it a short time. And the taste is a medium pineapple taste and green tea. The pineapple in this is nice and tangy and the green tea is not overbearing. I think this is pretty good.

Mmmm, this is great! Most of the time I do not sweeten my straight sencha/gyokuro, so I wasn’t sure if I would want to sweeten this one or not. Seems pretty good unsweetened which is a WIN!

Mmm, this is beautifully flavored. It reminds my of overly ripe pineapple, the most golden yellow kind. I brewed it for iced tea. It has a wonderful balance. This bag of tea will go quick.
I prefer this iced. The sencha has slight buttery taste and smell. It can resteep one more time, but probably the steeping guidelines on the bag would produce more resteeping.

Smells and tastes great! Fresh, and sweet but not unnervingly so. I’d had negative experiences with green teas in the past but I must say so far everything I’ve tried from Den’s has been very enjoyable. It helps you can use boiling water according to their instructions (why, I don’t know, but hey).

Also, this seems like it’d be fantastic iced. Can’t wait!

ETA: So I had like 6 cups of this today (using 2 teaspoons for the entire day’s worth and my new mana-tea infuser, yay! Not-so-little guy served me well). So good! I love how after you drink it you still have this lovely mouthfeel and flavor just like you’ve eaten really juicy pineapple (it’s similar to how Joy’s Teaspoon Lemon Zest gives you an oily citrus zest mouthfeel that lingers long after finishing the tea). I get it most at the roof of my mouth.

I’m going to write a nice long review the next time I have this. Progress report grades are due tomorrow, and I’m just too swamped with grading.

Amazing tea, nothing better than coming back from an annoying class and being able to chill out with a warm cup of Pineapple Sencha.

I love everything about this tea, from the taste to the smell to even how it looks.

You can’t go wrong with this one.

Pineapple sencha is awesome!

When you open the bag, you’d swear you’ve just cut into a fresh pineapple. The pineapple is less intense once infused, but delicious and lingers a bit after a sip. It’s so light and refreshing, I can see myself drinking a lot of this any time of day. The sencha comes through really nicely though I think I’ll experiment with the very short steeping times recommended.

And I’m going to try a re-steep now!

Rather than duplicate what has already been said, please just refer to TeaEqualsBliss’ review — I think she described it exactly.

LOVE this tea! Great pineapple flavor that isn’t fake, and definitely has a creamy texture.

If you’re a fan of pineapple, this is it. The dried bits are actually papaya but the aroma is perfectly pineapple, and the flavor is subdued and wonderful. Subsequent 2 steeps were only necessary for 30 seconds each.

Got a sample of this with my last order from Den’s. I pouted when I saw it because I rarely like flavored teas. That being said, this is good! I also didn’t believe it would be creamy, but it is. And, yeah, pineapple scent is super strong. I opened the bag and went, “Yep, that’s pineapple assaulting my nose.” Yum. I would definitely buy this again for my friends who do really like flavored senchas.

An awesome iced tea!