More Obubu fun today! Another of my lingering 5g packets from a sampler pack. This one had a lovely dry scent, very sweet and alfalfa-like. I did three steeps – 60s, 15s, and 45s.
Where the Spring Sun was energetic, this was a more mellow and calm sencha. It had a subtle grassy sweetness along with more vegetal notes of spinach and green peas. The vegetal flavor here was quite concentrated as well, though less so than Spring Sun, with plenty of rich umami character. This had a lovely texture as well – thick and silky smooth. There was almost no bitterness at all, which was quite a contrast with the previous sencha. A slightly shorter finish as well, with soft vegetal notes in place of florals.
It’s interesting how even though a lot of the notes are the same between the two teas, they had very different characters. I’m sure I’m not describing it well, but hopefully as I drink these teas more often, my palate will improve.
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(P.S. – Are my Instagram links working for other people? I get an error when I try to visit them…)
Flavors: Freshly Cut Grass, Grass, Peas, Smooth, Spinach, Sweet, Thick, Umami, Vegetal
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The links are working for me :)
They work for me too!
So weird… I guess I’ll submit a bug lol. I’m glad they work when it matters though!
Your link is working for me and wow those are some beautiful tea leaves!
What a gorgeous cup!
From T2 as usual, ashmanra! :P
The links are working for me :)
They work for me too!
So weird… I guess I’ll submit a bug lol. I’m glad they work when it matters though!
Your link is working for me and wow those are some beautiful tea leaves!
What a gorgeous cup!
From T2 as usual, ashmanra! :P