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A decent dose of umami compared to the light asamushis that I prefer, if that’s what you are looking for. I didn’t like this one.

I’m saying “not recommend” ‘cause I wouldn’t buy it again.

A good formosa-style flavored oolong. The initial steep is floral, almond and cherry scented. There’s some sumptuous and dessert-like about the scent.
MF did a great job with the flavoring – it’s not overpowering, and all but disappears on the second steep.

This is a nice, clean, sweet asamushi – style. The brew is light and thin, with a note that reminds me of cherry blossom.

I’m not a regular matcha drinker. That being made clear, I do enjoy this matcha because it is sweeter and more grassy than most matchas (at least that I’ve tried). It would be an asamushi instead of a fukamushi if it were sencha.

Very clean and straight-forward, not at all vegetal, not very sweet either.

Yes, this tea is more tannic than most Darjeelings…it’s bold, a deeper amber than other SFTGFOP’s I’ve had from Mariage Freres. The first year I had it – I think 2010? – it was more floral, rose-hinted almost – but I haven’t perceived that rose note in the last two years.

I usually brew Margaret’s Hope at 5 degrees f lower than boiling because of the higher levels of tannins.

A flavored darjeeling…light body, lightly favored – honey-vanilla with a touch of something floral. Very pleasant if you’re not into strongly-flavored teas.

I didn’t get any bergamot, but they may have changed the flavor in the last year.

I’ve tried a few sencha sakuras (this one, Den’s – quite awful version – and Mariage Freres) and this one is my favorite. The cherry blossom add an almost spice-like floral flavor, deep. The sencha itself looks to be fukamushi (darker green, more “broken” than an asamushi)
I hope they’ll have it in stock soon.

This tea makes me nostalgic. It was the first sencha I fell in love with, in 2008….
Its a lovely sencha – nice light asamushi with a chestnut-like roasted flavor. Very unique.

I have had the 2009 + 2010 – both were better.