Powdered Sencha (1.07 oz)

I’ve had a slamming headache all day and I just can’t move to make tea… this is all I’ve had all day. Made it the way I do a 1/2 bowl of matcha, 1 Chashaku (1.5g!) of powdered sencha and 8oz water. Thick, sweet, vegetal, w/ a hint of astringency that whiskes up very easily even before I use my Chasen and foams slighty. I drank it slower than usual so it gets slightly thicker and stronger as I drink it… yummm….

Janefan made matcha lemonade so I decided to make my own variation. I used this cuz I’m getting very low on unflavored matcha.

1 tsp powdered sencha/6oz (minus 2TB) cold water/2TB lemon juice. Unlike Janefan, I didn’t sweeten mine. Approx. ratios of a double portion of Usucha and almost 8x stronger than the suggested parameters for powdered sencha.

Wow… measuring by the tsp sure is messy! I had to be very careful not to spill. I put it in a empty plastic water bottle so I could shake it well. It created a lot of foam that didn’t collapse easily. Lemon and matcha were both very evident. Personally I think I prefer my matcha hot. That and not drinking it from my chawan just wasn’t the same.

Made this even thicker than last time. 1 scoop (1.5g) and 5oz water. Next time I’m only gonna use 3oz. I love tasting and feeling the flavors pop more and more as I gradually prepare it thicker!

Put a scoop of this thru my sifter w/ 8oz water before Prayer and Share. I’m not a morning person and getting up at 6:30am sucks!

1/2 tsp/16 oz cold water and my daily joint supplement powder. As strong as the berry flavor of my supplement powder is, I can still taste the sencha which makes me thrilled!=D

This is by far the thickest preparation I’ve made so far. 1 heaping scoop and 3oz water. Wow! It also froths a lot more… so maybe my frothing problems are due to the thickness. The 1st thing I notice is the astringency. This isn’t an overly sweet matcha, although it’s by far bitter. Definitely more of a wake me up vs “oooh this is comforting” preparation. All formulas are delicious!

Decided to have this instead of matcha this morning. It seems to stay more cohesive w/ the water longer than matcha does which is a plus because I ike to savor it instead of chugging it.

1 scoop/3oz water. There’s nothing more to say other than perfect. My day wouldn’t be the same w/o this or matcha!=D

This came in my Den’s order a few weeks ago and to be honest I’ve been a little intimidated to try it. I wasn’t sure of the best way to prepare it, and thought it might be too much for me. Too grassy or too strong or something.

But I need to get my act together here and write an essay due tomorrow. I need tea, but am also feeling incredibly lazy.

So I decided to give this a go. Just under half a teaspoon in my Libre large (about 14 oz) of cold water and shook it all up. Awesome! This tastes really good, and so refreshing. Not out of control grassy, and not bitter. I didn’t know how I’d feel about that matcha taste cold, but it’s really good. I didn’t sift it but don’t see much clumping going on. This will be really great in summer. What could be easier?