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“Muslin sachet, 75 degrees, 90+ seconds. I unpacked it from foil wrapping expexting at most pyramid sachet. But It was muslin one. At least I think it is a muslin one. That was nice surprise. I...” Read full tasting note
“Palais des Thés Advent Calendar – Day 3 This is a tea that I would never order from Palais des Thés. I tend to keep my flavored and straight tea sources separate. But I do very much enjoy...” Read full tasting note
“This is ok. It’s a little weaker than I typically like for this time of year especially. This might be a nice summer tea.” Read full tasting note
“It’s… fine? It tastes fine, it’s not bad or anything. It’s just not noteworthy. It tastes like a basic Japanese sencha. Lightly grassy. I feel like this can become bitter more easily than average,...” Read full tasting note
Produced in the province of Kyushu, Sencha Ariake is the mildest of the great Sencha teas.
Very invigorating and flowery, it is very pleasing in the morning.
Tea and food pairings:
Sencha Ariake pairs extremely well with grilled fish such as salmon, bass, sea bream, or red mullet and with seafood such as shrimps, scallops or clams.
For dessert lovers, Sencha Ariake is delicious with berries mousse or sorbet.
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Muslin sachet, 75 degrees, 90+ seconds.
I unpacked it from foil wrapping expexting at most pyramid sachet. But It was muslin one. At least I think it is a muslin one. That was nice surprise. I boiled the water and let it cool down on its own. No fridge, no ice – just slowly cooling down. Then it hit 75 °C mark and I put the bag in.
After recommended (half between Cameron B’s and half what is written) I took from yellowish-green liquor sachet out. It is clear, nice colour.
In taste it is nice grassy tea with notes of spinach I think. Quite unexpected – sweet.
Pretty easydrinking sencha – with not so complex flavours. But I understand it is nice for morning – they even suggest it. Let’s see how it will wake me up :)
Flavors: Grass, Spinach, Sweet
Palais des Thés Advent Calendar – Day 3
This is a tea that I would never order from Palais des Thés. I tend to keep my flavored and straight tea sources separate. But I do very much enjoy Japanese green teas, so I’m happy to sip this on the couch this evening. The package recommended a 2-minute steep, but I shortened it to 1 from past experience.
It’s tasty. Light-bodied and sweet with freshly cut grass notes. There’s a more intense vegetal presence as well, mostly blanched spinach, and a soft, sparkling mineral note.
It’s not the most complex sencha ever, but it’s perfectly enjoyable and I’m happy to drink it.
Flavors: Grass, Mineral, Smooth, Spinach, Sweet, Vegetal
It’s… fine? It tastes fine, it’s not bad or anything. It’s just not noteworthy. It tastes like a basic Japanese sencha. Lightly grassy. I feel like this can become bitter more easily than average, but once you figure out what works for you it’s fine.
It’s probably not fair to imbibe Palais des Thés Sencha Ariake so soon after having enjoyed ichiban sencha and gyokuro, but it was the luck of the brew.
Sencha Ariake brews up quite a bit more yellow than I was expecting. The temperature was lower than their prescribed 75C, and I kept the brewing time short. Still, the liquor ended up looking more like the color (bright yellow veering gold, not green) I expect to see in a second infusion of many green teas…
The taste is good but less smooth and closer to a bagged green than a true sencha. I am using the muslin cotton sachets, which have the same sort of cotton stitching as the Mighty Leaf Sachets and have the same droopy look. The size is similar to that of the Kusmi muslin sachets.
I don’t know, but the dried tea seemed heartier than I am accustomed to seeing for sencha. It might be that they need to use something a bit more rough-hewn so that the particles will not all rush through the large pores of these cotton sacks.
This tea is pretty good for a bagged green tea, not so great for a sencha. Will not restock once this small supply (from two large sample set boxes) has been depleted.
(Blazing New Rating #47)
I picked up a sample of this higher quality sencha the last time I was at Le Palais des Thés. The employee sholdn’t have asked me if I wanted any free samples, because preparing them all kept him busy for quite some time.
So today I was in the mood to try something new. As soon as I emptied the sample bag into my clay kyusu (love that high pitched “cling” sound as the dry leaves hit the pot) I started to notice very fresh aromas of cucumber and freshly mowed grass. Sweeter and hay – like aromas appeared when I poured hot water over the leaves. After a minute I poured the tea into my tall glazed ceramic cup (that I made myself). At this point, the prevailing smell was that of cotton candy or bubble gum – strange as it may sound.
As for the taste itself – it was silky smooth, light and only slightly bitter towards the end.
The final verdict – I am not sure. While I like this tea quite a bit, I am stil a newbie and I am not really good at telling apart different taste and aroma nuances. But what bothers me at this tea is the price. I do not thnk it is really worth 15 EUR per 100 g, especially if you are a beginner (as I am). I have drank much cheaper teas that were equally good for me. But I am aware that many sencha enthusiasts would be able to appreciate this tea much more.
