Obukucha, you are so tasty. I could almost have you for lunch instead of miso, you remind me that much of a brothy salty seaweedy soup.
I am so sad that this is only sold around the new year. I placed an order with Obubu tea to try and get another sencha and a sample of their sakura so that I can sort of have some kind of salty beverage in my future, but I am still going to miss this cup.
It is my ideal green. From the flavor profiles it almost seems like I should be looking more for a gyokuro if I want something similar, so I suppose my next step will be to research that. In the meantime, does anyone have any idea who supplied this tea for the Select Box? I love them so much for it. If you have any recommendations for similar tasting teas I’ll take that too.
So so SO good, and now it’s all gone. I hope my sencha gets here fast..
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Hey Joonsusanna, I sourced this tea for Steepster Select, and while its all gone for the year, I would recommend you try to purchase a sencha and gyokuro from the Uji region. The salt/brine flavor you are describing is a hallmark of teas from Uji. Good luck finding a replacement!
AH! I am just now seeing your note for whatever reason, so a VERY belated THANK YOU! I have not been able to recreate the lovely briney flavors in any sencha I’ve tried since this tea, so I really appreciate the help…I also went ahead and ordered the Uji shincha that was for sale at Tea Wing because of this, once I saw that that was your store. :)
I’m really excited to try the Uji shincha, but if you think there is another tea with a flavor profile even closer to the Obukucha I’m all ears – and I trust you implicitly! Thank you again for responding!
Hey Joonsusanna, I sourced this tea for Steepster Select, and while its all gone for the year, I would recommend you try to purchase a sencha and gyokuro from the Uji region. The salt/brine flavor you are describing is a hallmark of teas from Uji. Good luck finding a replacement!
AH! I am just now seeing your note for whatever reason, so a VERY belated THANK YOU! I have not been able to recreate the lovely briney flavors in any sencha I’ve tried since this tea, so I really appreciate the help…I also went ahead and ordered the Uji shincha that was for sale at Tea Wing because of this, once I saw that that was your store. :)
I’m really excited to try the Uji shincha, but if you think there is another tea with a flavor profile even closer to the Obukucha I’m all ears – and I trust you implicitly! Thank you again for responding!