Recommended
This is my favorite green from YS and this year’s seems a bit more delicate than last year’s harvest. Less of your typical apricot; more sweet peach blossom in the aroma. There are more crisp, savory notes, roasted vegetal notes that feels more nuanced on the palate. These early to mid-steeps remind me more of a mountain-sourced Japanese sencha.
As with last year’s harvest, this tea can steep for a long time and will continue to release very pleasant flavors and aromas until the end.
There is artistry in these leaves. They are quite stout, spindly, and veiny, which reminds me more of leaves from older bushes. Gorgeous range of jungle greens that are pleasing to look at in my off-white shiboridashi.
