Charaku
Type: Green
Origin: Japan, Kagoshima Prefecture, Hioki
Product Description:
This organic sencha has a light grassy aroma with notes of pepper and citrus. It has a good balance of shibumi (astringency) and amami (sweetness) with shibumi diminishing and amami increasing in 2nd and 3rd infusions.The city of Hioki is on the western coast of Kagoshima, facing out towards the East China Sea. It is a recently formed city created by the mergers of the small towns of Fukiage, Higashiichiki, Hiyoshi, and Ijuuin. Tea farmers there grow a variety of cultivars, including this fine example of Yutakamidori.
Temperature: 175° F
Amount: 3 grams
Steeping Time: 30 seconds - 1.5 minutes
The dry leaves have a sweet green aroma with notes of nuts and nut shells.
The liquor is pale jade green with an aroma of nuts and sun-warmed grass. The taste is smooth and sweet with notes of nuts and edamame followed by a refreshing sweet green finish.
The liquor is pale jade green with an aroma of nuts and sun-warmed grass. The taste is smooth and sweet with notes of nuts and edamame followed by a refreshing sweet green finish.
For the purpose of this review, I steeped this tea for 1.5 minutes, then 1 minute, and then 30 seconds. The first infusion was pleasantly smooth and refreshing. The second and third infusions were particularly delicious, bringing out a brighter green liquor color, a thicker mouth feel, more edamame notes, and much longer sweet green finish.
This tea was purchased by me.
This tea was purchased by me.
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