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Arby drank Japan Sencha Mikado 92B by Metz Tea

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It’s nice to get through so many miscellaneous tea bags this week. I’m not even sure where I got this, but I wanted a simple plain cup this morning to settle my unhappy tummy.

Depth of flavour and potency 8/10 (very impressive for a green)
Mouthfeel 2/10 (very drying due to tannins but brew has some nice thickness)
Fragrance 10/10
Sweetness 0/10
Overall rating Good (for most green tea enjoyers)

This is a pretty nice green. As is typical of senchas, it is grassy and has tannic and bitter notes that come through. However, there are some roasty notes, also. In order for it to have enough flavour, I had to brew it ~3-4 minutes which also brought out the bitterness a bit. I think this would be really good sweetened and served over ice or possibly had with some sweets to offset the tannic notes. It has a fairly full bodied flavour and is quite fragrant. It smells like the classic green tea/matcha flavouring in syrups and body cream but is not super floral.

I don’t like it a lot, but it is a solid green. I’m just not a person who enjoys many green teas (except Longjing, my beloved). It brews a nice greenish yellow and is fragrant, despite being past its best before date. I think it is a great green tea, but it isn’t something I would reach for again.

Flavors: Bitter, Green, Tannic

Preparation

190 °F / 87 °C 3 min, 30 sec 475 OZ / 14047 ML

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I studied biochem and botany at University with a focus on genetics and evolutionary biology. Now, I work in biology setting up labs for students. I love science fiction and spend too much of my time reading comic books. I’m a passionate keeper of spiders, cacti, and exotic plants. I eat a vegan, plant-based diet for moral and environmental reasons (I mention this only because it is relevant to which flavoured teas I drink).

I drink mostly flavoured and low caffeine teas/tisanes, but I will try anything twice. As far as pure teas go, I gravitate towards whites, yellows, and jade oolongs. Most of my teas are older and in smaller smounts, so I can’t offer samples of most blends. But you can still message me any time :)

My cupboard and stash spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-HjWKR3um-xEnj6HC9vMvKXOAyj_bpW5u_2ixEC20-k/edit?usp=sharing are both outdated and I have not organized my current list of teas in several years.
Most of these are only tiny samples/I can’t always spare any, but feel free to ask.

Favourite flavours/ingredients:
Rum/alcohol, clove, cardamom, rosemary, pine, sage, anise, moss/Earthy, lychee, floral, creamy, malt, hay, rice/grain, toasty, desserty, cocoa/chocolate, decaf or no caffeine, very unusual flavours

Favourite tea types
Decaf teas (any variety)/no caf tisanes like honeybush and rooibos, fruit blends without hibiscus, yellow, jade oolong, white, Darjeeling blacks, Longjing

Least favourite flavours/ingredients:
Acidic/sour/tart, melon, grapefruit, bitter, astringent, smokey, green apple, sickly sweet (too much chicory, cinnamon, or licorice root), yerba mate, turmeric, mushroom/fungus, vegetal and savoury

No
Animal products: [confectioners glaze, gelatine, milk-based natural flavours, white choc chips, caramel bits, etc]
St. John’s wort (herb)
Stevia