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drank Sencha of the Autumn Moon by Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms
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Sipdown! (30)

Finished off my 40g package of this one! I still have some individually wrapped samples from the subscription, but I’m counting it as a sipdown anyway! :D

I just wrote about this tea yesterday, so I don’t have much more to say. Love the mellow flavor of this autumn sencha, and the gentle, almost white-tea-like oat and hay notes combined with light vegetal and toasted seaweed flavors and very faint sakura-like floral notes..

This will definitely be a permanent cupboard resident!

Flavors: Astringent, Dry Grass, Floral, Grain, Grass, Hay, Sakura, Seaweed, Smooth, Spinach, Sweet, Umami, Vegetal

Preparation
165 °F / 73 °C 1 min, 0 sec 5 g 6 OZ / 180 ML
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Courtney
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30 sipdowns! Yay!

Cameron B.
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Yeah, making good progress so far! :D

Mastress Alita
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Goodness, you can work through a lot of grams so fast! It takes me sometimes months drinking a 12-16oz serving of the same exact tea every morning just to work through a 50g package… (Maybe I just prefer way less leaf than is considered the norm…)

Martin Bednář
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You rock! 30 sipdowns, while I am happy to do one in the day!

Cameron B.
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Alita, this package only had about 15g left in it! I didn’t drink the whole 40g this month. :P

Mastress Alita
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Ah, that makes me feel a bit better, Cameron! I look like such a slacker but it takes me so long to work through these big packages of tea, heh.

Cameron B.
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I’m lucky that I have quite a few small packages that are easy to sip down. Once those are done I’m sure things will slow down significantly…

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Courtney
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30 sipdowns! Yay!

Cameron B.
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Yeah, making good progress so far! :D

Mastress Alita
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Goodness, you can work through a lot of grams so fast! It takes me sometimes months drinking a 12-16oz serving of the same exact tea every morning just to work through a 50g package… (Maybe I just prefer way less leaf than is considered the norm…)

Martin Bednář
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You rock! 30 sipdowns, while I am happy to do one in the day!

Cameron B.
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Alita, this package only had about 15g left in it! I didn’t drink the whole 40g this month. :P

Mastress Alita
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Ah, that makes me feel a bit better, Cameron! I look like such a slacker but it takes me so long to work through these big packages of tea, heh.

Cameron B.
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I’m lucky that I have quite a few small packages that are easy to sip down. Once those are done I’m sure things will slow down significantly…

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Hi, I’m Cameron!

I’m a 30-something software engineer currently living in Austin, Texas with my husband and our two pugs, Gobo and Ume. I tend to cycle between my different hobbies, and they include piano, knitting, video games, board games, miniature painting, planners, bento, Korean skincare, and – of course – TEA! But really, what I’m best at is “collecting” hobby-related things… ;)

~ 2025 SIPDOWN CHALLENGE! ~
- February sipdowns: 5
- Total 2025 sipdowns: 39

I prefer my tea lukewarm or at room temperature and without milk or sugar. I steep Western style, and fluctuate between using big mugs or small teapots depending on the season.

I am always up for a swap! Just let me know if you’d like to try something in my cupboard.

Tea Preferences:
I enjoy both flavored and unflavored teas in many forms. These days, I drink mostly flavored teas, and I tend to gravitate most toward black, green, oolong, and herbal varieties. I do have a special fondness for straight Japanese green teas, however.

I do not sweeten my teas, and pre-sweetened teas are usually too sweet for me. I also do not enjoy stevia (or monkfruit, etc.).

I tend to reach for fruitier flavors rather than desserty ones these days, but I do have favorites from both categories. Willing to try anything once! There are a few ingredients/flavors that aren’t generally my jam, such as coconut, rose, lavender, and chocolate flavoring. But I also have teas that I love with some of those things, too! :)

Favorite Companies:
3 Leaf
Bird & Blend
Dammann Frères
Harney & Sons
Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms
Lupicia
Old Barrel Tea Co
Simpson & Vail
Taiwan Tea Crafts
TeaVivre

Tea Rating Scale:
90-100: Outstanding! Permanent cupboard resident
80-89: Great – a possible staple
70-79: Good, but I wouldn’t buy it
60-69: It’s decent
50-59: Meh… I may or may not have finished the cup
40-49: Ick. Couldn’t finish it.
00-39: Repulsive, I spat it out

I will sometimes refrain from rating a tea if I feel I’m too biased due to my personal dislikes, or if I suspect the sample has been compromised by age or scent contamination.

Cupboard Spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZEuKf1-ppR-VXajO4vV39zU1N3zjFJteEPAynqD2yl0/edit?usp=sharing

Location

Austin, Texas

Website

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