If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll probably have figured out that I’m back in the office now. And as it turns out, I left one packet of opened sencha in the tea drawer before I left! The tea definitely isn’t bad but it’s been six months (in my defence, I thought I’d be away… Read More I made my own Hojicha
Today’s teas come from Gina, one of my friends in Indonesia! She sent these two teas from 七 Story [1] via another friend and I decided to drink them while I’m in quarantine (because my novel experiences are currently all book and tea related). There was only enough for one tea session per blend, so… Read More Tea Review: Smoky Green Tea & Jakarta Thee 492 from 七 Story
This has happened so much faster than I expected, but we’re at the end of the Sayama tea reviews! Appropriately, the last tea is called Sayama-Kaori, which can be translated as “the smell of Sayama”. First Impressions The dry leaves smell totally different from the previous tea, the Gokoh. While the Gokoh was sharp and… Read More Tea Review: Sayama-Kaori by Okutomi-en (Sayama Tea #9)
Tea eight??? Tea Eight??? We’re almost done with all nine teas, guys! And honestly, I am loving all the sencha. Today’s tea is Gokoh by Onishi-en, who also produced the Fukumidori that I love so much. First Impressions The first impressions for this tea were extremely positive. There were strong grassy scents, with something a… Read More Tea Review: Gokoh by Onishi-en (Sayama Tea #8)
I’m actually really happy (and surprised) that we’re at tea #7 of the Sayama teas! It means I’ve only got 2 more teas left so I may actually finish reviewing all the teas before the giveaway – I’m doing it with a friend so there’s still a bit more for us to sort out. Anyway,… Read More Tea Review: Haru-Midori by Okutomi-en (Sayama Tea #7)
Can you believe we’re two-thirds done with this tea series? I’m planning a huge tea-tasting comparison when it’s over (and getting thoroughly tea drunk) but for now, let’s carry on with the individual tea reviews. First Impressions I’m getting fresh, grassy notes from this, and for some inexplicable reason, something that reminds me of flowers.… Read More Tea Review: Yumewakaba by Shimizu-en (Sayama Tea #6)
You may have noticed that for the last four Sayama teas, I have basically been tasting them “blind” (i.e. didn’t read the description beforehand). That’s because I didn’t want my tasting notes to be affected by the description – what if I just imagined a subtle note of something because I wanted it to be… Read More Tea Review: Okuharuka by Yokota-en (Sayama Tea #5)
I’m back with more tea! I’ve been really enjoying this and my gastric seems okay now so hopefully I can have another review up for you on Thursday. Today, I’m talking about Toyoka Tea by Nakajima-en First Impressions The dry leaves look smaller than usual for some reason. Apart from the usual scents associated with… Read More Tea Review: Toyoka by Nakajima-en (Sayama Tea #4)
We’re at tea three and about one third of the way done with this series! I’ve been enjoying all the sencha and am really looking forward to doing a mass-comparison session once I’m done with the individual reviews. This third tea was chosen by the entirely scientific process of opening the tea cabinet and picking… Read More Tea Review: Hokumei by Hiraoka-en (Sayama Tea #3)
I am drinking these teas at a good pace! Hopefully I can keep this up without aggravating my gastric (people with high caffeine tolerances: I want to be you when I grow up). Today’s sencha is from the Musashi-kaori cultivar and comes from Masuoka-en. First Impressions Interestingly, the tea is pretty tightly packed for this… Read More Tea Review: Musashi-Kaori by Masuoka-en (Sayama Tea #2)