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Decided to drink some non-Japanese green today and pick this up. First thing I notice is how ugly this tea is… it looks more like grey tea than green tea. I guess looks don’t matter because my tongue and brain are what I want to be stimulated, not my eyes.
It’s got a nice bitterness to it( that astringent taste is well with this one).
I wish I knew who put up the tasting note of “autumn leaf pile” because now that thought is stuck in my mind. With that stuck in my mind it does taste like some dried out autumn leaf pile that decided to try and evolve into something drinkable- I’d say it passes. For what this tea tries to accomplish, it does just thought. My taste in green teas just do not fully line up with this one’s astringent notes and mild dryness. Good cup regardless if I would want to drink it more than what I will.