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“This can be a hard hitting tea at first but as your steeps go on it really changes character and goes from a lot of astringency into floral and grassy tones. The aftertaste of ocean air is always...” Read full tasting note
Grown naturally organic without the use of pesticides or fertilizers, artisan tea farmer Haruo Ogose offers a simple, refreshing flavor with low astringency. Meant to be served unsweetened, the tea balances the saltiness of Japanese cuisine well.
In recent years, many tea farmers in Japan have been experimenting with black tea made from Japanese tea leaves or wakoucha (和紅茶). Due to a lower level of catechin in tea leaves used for making sencha, the amount of catechin that is oxidized to create black tea is lower, resulting in tea with a lower level of astringency. Perfect for drinking unsweetened, wakoucha is gaining in popularity fast in Japan.
Why does sencha tea have more catechin than black tea? This is because in sencha, while the unprocessed tea leaves have less catechin, the catechin is preserved in sencha processing. Theoretically, you could make a very healthy (and very, very bitter) sencha using tea plant cultivars originally meant for black tea…
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This can be a hard hitting tea at first but as your steeps go on it really changes character and goes from a lot of astringency into floral and grassy tones. The aftertaste of ocean air is always around and it leaves your mouth feeling a bit dry.
Note: Lowering the temperature and/or a shorter steep time can fight off the astringency some if its not your thing. However it will always be around.
1st Steep: A large astringency hits me and leaves my mouth feeling dry and am left with the light aftertaste of ocean air.
2nd Steep: The 2nd steep brings out some grassy flavor and strengthens the taste of ocean air a lot which lingers long after the sip. The astringency is much toned down.
3rd Steep: The faint taste of flowers arrive and mix with the ocean air beautifully. This is where I feel the tea really comes alive. The astringency all but disappears, however your mouth will still feel a bit on the dry side.
4th Steep and Beyond: You’ll get floral and grassy notes as the flavor tapers off.
Overall I really enjoy this and recommend it for those who want something flavorful and with drastic changes over the steeps.
Flavors: Astringent, Drying, Flowers, Grass, Ocean Air
