Geek Steep S3E3 – Star Trek: The Next Generation
Yes, I am behind on my Geek Steep tasting notes again as is perpetually the case this past year. I guess one perk of that is that I’m not spoiling the episodes and/or my pairings for anyone listening biweekly?? Sure, lets go with that.
This is the tea I drank while we recorded the episode. I don’t drink sencha. It’s just, like, not my thing at all. In fact, it’s one of my least favourite tea varietals out there. So, I mean, talk about ‘boldly going where I haven’t gone before’. I had a chance to sample it at The Toronto Tea Festival though and my mind was blown and my biases challenged. I mean, Momo definitely does have a very positive reputation and I was not ignorant of that. A lot of my IG friends who don’t typically touch flavoured teas seem to include Momo as a rare exception to that rule, so I did expect quality and quality is what I got.
The sencha is smooth and buttery but not aggresively oceanic, and it creates a very light canvas for a truly PHENOMENAL green Japanese-style melon flavour that wins me over every time I make this tea. So, I just kind of wanted to give both the tea and the company some love on the podcast.