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AIKO
Premium Sencha
Description
2024 first harvest
Experience the exquisite taste of Premium Sencha AIKO! This deep-steamed Yame tea is full of high caffeine. In your mouth, its umami, sweetness and fresh tastes blend together to leave you with an unforgettable impression.
With next to no bitterness, this exceptional and refreshing tea, picked in spring in the Yame mountains, has a very nice light gold color. You can enjoy it in the late morning time for a maximum energizing effect.
Information
Net Weight: 50gHarvest: 2024Origin: 100% Japanese tea from YameQuality and type: Premium Sencha Organic: No Cultivars: Yabukita Conservation: 1 year unopened Optimal tasting: within 6 weeks after openingBrewing Instructions
Quantity 8g / 0.28 oz |
Water200ml / ~6.76 fl oz |
Temperature60C / 140F |
Time60s |
Tasting Guide
Aromatic Profiles
BODY
FLORAL
VEGETAL
ROASTED
NUTTY
WOODY
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MIZOTA CHISAKO
Mizota Chisako san was born in Fukuoka prefecture in 1937. She got married at age of 19 and began to farm green tea. She worked hard every day, even when it was rainy or windy. The couple decided to open a tiny tea shop.
After her husband won the top prize of the All Japan Green Tea Competition, a government award, their green tea became a sensation throughout all Japan.What Customers say
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a lovely surprise
very good tea
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Best Sencha Ever Tried
Always been a big fan of Sencha and bought mine from UK tea merchants. They were fine and no complaints but this is in a different league. A Rolls Royce of Sencha I would ague - there may be better out there still but I have yet to try them. The flavour notes as listed here were still there on the second steeping. Really fine umami flavour with lots of other notes coming through. The colour was a rich clear green colour with little or no cloudiness. Prepared exactly how it recommended on the pack and this gave me a perfect Sencha. You won't regret trying this one - awesome.
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Good umami with different notes
Enjoyed this tea alot. First brew is packed with a lot of umami, but also grassy flavor. Subsequent brews loose strength in umami, but the taste gets sweeter and shows different notes each brew, so its a nice experience. I was able to brew this tea up to 5-6 times with increasing temperature. Always been fun to do a session with this tea.
AIKO
Nice mellow umami with sweetness and interesting complexity. Make sure to brew multiple infusions for different flavor profiles!
AIKO
A great first thing in the morning tea for both flavor and energy