This sample came from my holiday package from cookies. I really like melon and melon-flavored things, and honeydew happens to be my favorite. It just so happens that I also enjoy a nice sencha, so this tea seems perfect for me! I’m surprised I didn’t request it myself when I got my free Bird Pick samples… Anyway! The sencha leaves are nice and intact, somewhat large and steamed flat. There are also some golden flower petals included in the blend. Dry scent is nicely sweet and melon-y with perhaps a touch of fishiness? Odd.
The steeped tea also smells like sweet, crisp honeydew with a bit of a fish edge. The green tea itself is actually quite savory, which makes for an odd combination with the sweet honeydew. It in fact has a strong umami characteristic which almost borders on fishy (but not quite). The combination of the base and the honeydew almost reminds me of eating jicama or a similar crunchy but wet vegetable (broccoli stems? raw potato?). It’s not bad, it’s just a bit odd. I think this is just a case of the wrong choice of base tea for the flavoring.
Flavors: Grass, Honeydew, Nutty, Potato, Umami, Vegetal
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I’ve tried all of their flavored senchas (I’m not far from their Pasadena shop) and they do use a weird base. I picked up their Caramel Sencha and it was not a success. It was only available in bags so the leaves were pretty ground up. It tasted like stewed spinach with caramel on it, I’m not kidding.
I wanted to try the vanilla version, but they were sold out. Now I’m kind of glad that was the case… :P
I’ve tried all of their flavored senchas (I’m not far from their Pasadena shop) and they do use a weird base. I picked up their Caramel Sencha and it was not a success. It was only available in bags so the leaves were pretty ground up. It tasted like stewed spinach with caramel on it, I’m not kidding.
I wanted to try the vanilla version, but they were sold out. Now I’m kind of glad that was the case… :P