Pros & Cons
Pros
It is also greener, and tastier than other supermarket brands i have used. Expiration is for march 2023, so freshness is another plus.
Cons
On amazon this was described as organic in the title and organically grown in the description. There was no image of the packaging. This tea has unnatural, bitter aftertaste that i have never experienced before.
Highlights
Quality
After many orders over a few years - still excellent tea!
A good mid-range japanese tea—definitely will get again.
Boil water, turn heat off and add a pinch, let steep for a light green-ish almost white tea flavor.
Add to boiling and it makes a darker green tea, looks almost like black tea if you boil longer but nice green tea taste.
Price
A big plus in these days of skyrocketing food prices.
It has been an excellent tea, particularly for the price.
Price-wise, however, it is on the expensive side.
Next time i'll spring for the more expensive price.
Shipping
Which is first shipment, and also easy to purchse it.
Packaging/appearance
It's packed in a convenient, reusable pouch which keeps it fresh.
Glad that this tea was in a well sealed container.
Competitiveness
It is also greener, and tastier than other supermarket brands i have used.
It is similar to the ito en stuff from kirkland signature, which is also really good.
I prefer gyokuro from the same brand for greener and sweeter taste; however, i had read that sencha provides better cancer prev... Read More
Not as good as kyoto sencha, but much better than other so-called sencha teas.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Hardcore tea drinker everything from white to puehr to assam to oolong to korean green tea
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
That being said ive only had a few other senchas
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I get two strong steapings out of this probably could get another but by then ive had enough
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It has a lightly grassy flavor but quite mellow
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I encountered no noteworthy bitterness between brew temps of 160f and 180f 23 mins
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You can reuse the leaves at least once drain completely after the first and steep for less time maybe 1 min
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Expiration is for march 2023 so freshness is another plus
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Tasted a little stale but that may have just been me under brewing