This sencha comes from Kirishima, Kagoshima prefecture.
It’s sold by Nio Teas.
I like this cultivar. It’s quite similar in taste to Yabukita, so it can make a classic sencha.
Henta is the last name of the tea farmer that makes the tea.
Let the tea tasting begin
It’s late at night, so there’s nothing to distract me now.
I want to enjoy this tea with all my attention.
These leaves have an above average sweetness in their aroma.
I can also smell a fresh and vegetal fragrance.
This looks like an early flush tea.
Good size and color of the leaves, but a lot of them are broken down.
It would be better if they were more homogeneous, but it’s okay.
As always, I’ll use one teaspoon of tea leaves, and 60 ml (2 oz) of water at 80ºC (176ºF), for one minute.
Now I’ll pay attention to the aroma of the wet leaves.
A pleasant marine and brothy aroma.
The liquor has a yellow color.
As expected, it has a high umami taste.
This tea feels balanced.
There’s a lingering sweetness and freshness in the aftertaste.
I don’t feel any bitterness nor astringency.
A good sencha.
Let’s make another infusion.
I used the same temperature, but only 30 seconds of infusion time.
The result was tasty.
This infusion also has a good umami.
And it still isn’t bitter nor astringent.
The last infusion was just boiling water for 10 seconds.
Less flavor and umami taste, but it’s not bad.
This tea is easy to drink all the way to the end.
It’s a classic sencha taste. I enjoyed reviewing it.
Here’s the link to the product page.
