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Premium Yame Sencha "Takumi" from ZenCha

Steepster Score 3 Ratings Rate This Tea

81/100

Premium Yame Sencha "Takumi"

Green Tea by ZenCha

This premium sencha is produced from leaves of Gokou, a variety of tea plant. Only first two leaves and buds are carefully picked by hands.

Rich in natural sweet aroma and fresh scent with excellent astringent taste.

3 Tasting Notes

iannon
81

A general fav of mine year over year. lots of yame umami here in this one. gives me a good 4 or maybe 5 steeps

camw
92
camw 2 tasting notes

Earthy and seaweed style aromas. Definitely in the more astringent realm of green teas on the palate, there wasn’t much room for error with brewing – it was very easy to push the astringency too far. Interesting but temperamental. 75/100

Price paid: $31 USD for 100g
Buy again: No

Tried the 2010 Shincha version of this and I’m shocked. It is sensational. Total contrast to the regular 2009 harvest tea I thought was mediocre earlier. Not sure if 2010 is just a better harvest or if the Shincha version shines.

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