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Reviewer: Ed, Brown, Dallas, TX
October 15, 2006
This is the greatest Japanese tea I have ever tasted. When brewed correctly, it is flavorful beyond belief. On my last two visits to relatives in Japan, I took some with me and they were shocked that I had such wonderful tea. I pointed out that the tea is actually grown within 200 miles of them yet we could not find anything comparable at at least 6 tea shoppes. I send them some every Christmas now. On their last visit here the first thing they asked for was a cup of Sencha Hiki!
Reviewer: Nick , Young , Santa Ana ,CA
June 06, 2006
It's uniqueness is in aroma and appearance. This tea has the best aroma of any green tea I've ever had! Wow! So fresh, pungent and delightfully grassy. It is rich in appearance with leaves saturated in chlorophyll. As for taste, however, I thought it was merely average. It has many vegetal overtones and, believe it or not, I detected a pleasant 'egg-y-ness". As a tasting positive, this tea helped me understand the meaning of "mouthfeel". It felt 'activated' in my mouth, almost like it had mild carbonation. Overall, wonderfully unique, but I can't say that it is worth the price over similarly tasting moderate-priced varieties.
Reviewer: Steve S.,
Wonderful vegetal aroma, light body, and a complex taste. In my opinion, even more sophisticated than Gyokuro. If you're a green tea lover and want to taste some of the best Japan has to offer, I highly recommend this fine Sencha.
Reviewer: Susan Kinney,
I found this to be a good but not great tea and not worth the cost. Perhaps, however, I brewed it at too high a temperature.
Reviewer: Renee,
The first thing that hits you about this tea is the freshness and lightness of it. It is wonderfully grassy, absolutely delicious and really defined for me the true meaning of the word "liquor".
Reviewer: Teilhard,
The first spring harvest, also known as shincha (new tea). In Japan it can only be called this for the first month after being harvested. Any longer and it loses its characteristics and becomes regular tea.
